Carlow logs 18 frost days a year to Limerick's 13 — Limerick wins by 5. Carlow also leads on sunny days by 13.

Limerick averages $2,391/mo for balanced living; Carlow has no cost baseline yet.

Limerick scores 1.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Carlow has no mobility baseline.

Limerick's culture score of 2.7 sits well above Carlow's 0.0.

Limerick scores 3.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Carlow has no nature & outdoors baseline.

Limerick scores 2.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Carlow has no safety baseline.

Limerick scores 2.6 on career (0–5 scale); Carlow has no career baseline.

Limerick scores 3.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Carlow has no social & community baseline.

Limerick scores 1.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Carlow has no food & dining baseline.

Limerick scores 1.4 on family (0–5 scale); Carlow has no family baseline.

Limerick scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Carlow has no healthcare baseline.

Carlow averages 6.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Limerick's 7.1 µg/m³ (good) — Carlow breathes ~10% cleaner air (0.7 µg/m³ lower).

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