Climate
Fountain logs 37 hot days a year to Los Angeles's 65 — Fountain wins by 28. Los Angeles also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
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Cost of Living
Los Angeles averages $4,351/mo for balanced living; Fountain has no cost baseline yet.
Los Angeles
$4,351monthly · balanced
Mobility
Los Angeles scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Fountain has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Los Angeles's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Fountain's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Los Angeles scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Fountain has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Los Angeles scores 1.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Fountain has no safety baseline.
Career
Los Angeles scores 4.4 on career (0–5 scale); Fountain has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Los Angeles scores 3.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Fountain has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Los Angeles scores 4.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Fountain has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Los Angeles scores 4.0 on family (0–5 scale); Fountain has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Los Angeles scores 2.8 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Fountain has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Fountain averages 5.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Los Angeles's 13.8 µg/m³ (moderate) — Fountain breathes ~63% cleaner air (8.7 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.
Fountain (28K) and Los Angeles (13.5M) are 485x in population — Los Angeles is the larger metro, Fountain the smaller.
Los Angeles is roughly 485x the scale of Fountain
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
Los AngelesFountainCity Scale Rankings
Los Angeles13.5M485xFountain28K1xWho Thrives Here
Los Angeles is the stronger fit for the english speaker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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