Cork logs 3 outdoor-dinner months a year to Waterford's 1 — Cork wins by 2. Waterford also leads on sunny days by 22.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cork averages 7.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Waterford's 7.2 µg/m³ (good) — Waterford breathes ~3% cleaner air (0.2 µg/m³ lower).

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