Climate
Edmundston logs 2 hot days a year to Montréal's 12 — Edmundston wins by 10. Montréal also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
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Cost of Living
Montréal averages $2,085/mo for balanced living; Edmundston has no cost baseline yet.
Montréal
$2,085monthly · balanced
Mobility
Montréal scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Edmundston has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Montréal's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Edmundston's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Montréal scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Edmundston has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Montréal scores 3.1 on safety (0–5 scale); Edmundston has no safety baseline.
Career
Montréal scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Edmundston has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Montréal scores 3.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Edmundston has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Montréal scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Edmundston has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Montréal scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Edmundston has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Montréal scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Edmundston has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Edmundston averages 4.9 µg/m³ (excellent) PM2.5 annually versus Montréal's 8.3 µg/m³ (good) — Edmundston breathes ~41% cleaner air (3.4 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Edmundston (17K) and Montréal (3.2M) are 194x in population — Montréal is the larger metro, Edmundston the smaller.
Montréal is roughly 194x the scale of Edmundston
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
MontréalEdmundstonCity Scale Rankings
Montréal3.2M194xEdmundston17K1xWho Thrives Here
Montréal is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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