Climate
Fountain logs 162 frost days a year to New York City's 53 — New York City wins by 109. New York City also leads on hot days by 15.
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Cost of Living
New York City averages $5,415/mo for balanced living; Fountain has no cost baseline yet.
New York City
$5,415monthly · balanced
Mobility
New York City scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Fountain has no mobility baseline.
Culture
New York City's culture score of 4.8 sits well above Fountain's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
New York City scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Fountain has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
New York City scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Fountain has no safety baseline.
Career
New York City scores 5.0 on career (0–5 scale); Fountain has no career baseline.
Social & Community
New York City scores 4.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Fountain has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
New York City scores 5.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Fountain has no food & dining baseline.
Family
New York City scores 4.3 on family (0–5 scale); Fountain has no family baseline.
Healthcare
New York City scores 3.5 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Fountain has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Fountain averages 5.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus New York City's 8.6 µg/m³ (good) — Fountain breathes ~41% cleaner air (3.5 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 New York City (14.2M) are 511x in population — New York City is the larger metro, Fountain the smaller.
New York City is roughly 511x the scale of Fountain
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
New York CityFountainCity Scale Rankings
New York City14.2M511xFountain28K1xWho Thrives Here
Fountain favours the winter escapist, while New York City suits the career builder. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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