Climate
Hastings logs 205 sunny days a year to Wellington's 226 — Wellington wins by 21. Hastings also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.
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Cost of Living
Wellington averages $2,666/mo for balanced living; Hastings has no cost baseline yet.
Wellington
$2,666monthly · balanced
Mobility
Wellington scores 3.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Hastings has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Wellington's culture score of 2.6 sits well above Hastings's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Wellington scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Hastings has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Wellington scores 3.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Hastings has no safety baseline.
Career
Wellington scores 2.9 on career (0–5 scale); Hastings has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Wellington scores 3.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Hastings has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Wellington scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Hastings has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Wellington scores 2.9 on family (0–5 scale); Hastings has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Wellington scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Hastings has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Hastings averages 6.2 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Wellington's 6.2 µg/m³ (good) — effectively the same air.
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Hastings (91K) and Wellington (154K) are 1.7x in population — Wellington is the larger metro, Hastings the smaller.
Wellington is roughly 1.7x the scale of Hastings
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
WellingtonHastingsCity Scale Rankings
Wellington154K1.7xHastings91K1xWho Thrives Here
Wellington is the stronger fit for the english speaker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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