Brighton logs 0 frost days a year to Liverpool's 1 — Brighton wins by 1. Brighton also leads on sunny days by 31.

Brighton runs about $2,752/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Liverpool's $1,927/mo — Liverpool comes in $825 cheaper each month, roughly 43% less.

On mobility, Liverpool scores 2.8 vs Brighton's 2.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on car efficiency. Brighton still holds an edge on walkability.

Liverpool's culture score of 4.0 sits well above Brighton's 3.6, with the biggest gap on history museums.

Brighton's nature & outdoors score of 4.2 sits well above Liverpool's 3.7, with the biggest gap on hiking. Liverpool still holds an edge on lakes & rivers.

Brighton's safety score is ~1.6× Liverpool's — in the upper band, while Liverpool lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on walking safety. Liverpool still holds an edge on wildfire safety.

Liverpool's career score of 3.6 sits well above Brighton's 2.8, with the biggest gap on economic scale.

Liverpool's social & community score of 4.1 sits well above Brighton's 3.9, with the biggest gap on expat integration experience.

Brighton and Liverpool score neck-and-neck on food & dining (3.4 vs 3.2, 0–5 scale).

On family, Liverpool scores 3.5 vs Brighton's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on tennis/pickleball. Brighton still holds an edge on playgrounds.

On healthcare, Brighton scores 3.4 vs Liverpool's 2.7 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public healthcare quality. Liverpool still holds an edge on private healthcare quality.

Brighton averages 8.2 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Liverpool's 7.6 µg/m³ (good) — Liverpool breathes ~7% cleaner air (0.5 µg/m³ lower).

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