Cork logs 7 frost days a year to Dundalk's 13 — Cork wins by 6. Cork also leads on sunny days by 10.

Cork averages $2,677/mo for balanced living; Dundalk has no cost baseline yet.

Cork scores 2.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Dundalk has no mobility baseline.

Cork's culture score of 3.4 sits well above Dundalk's 0.0.

Cork scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Dundalk has no nature & outdoors baseline.

Cork scores 3.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Dundalk has no safety baseline.

Cork scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Dundalk has no career baseline.

Cork scores 3.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Dundalk has no social & community baseline.

Cork scores 2.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Dundalk has no food & dining baseline.

Cork scores 2.1 on family (0–5 scale); Dundalk has no family baseline.

Cork scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Dundalk has no healthcare baseline.

Cork averages 7.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Dundalk's 7 µg/m³ (good) — Dundalk breathes ~6% cleaner air (0.5 µg/m³ lower).

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