Liverpool logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to York's 3 — York wins by 3. Liverpool also leads on frost days by 27.

Liverpool runs about $1,927/mo for a balanced lifestyle against York's $2,254/mo — Liverpool comes in $327 cheaper each month, roughly 17% less.

On mobility, York scores 3.0 vs Liverpool's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on cycling infrastructure. Liverpool still holds an edge on airport accessibility.

Liverpool's culture score of 4.0 sits well above York's 3.6, with the biggest gap on live music venues.

Liverpool and York score neck-and-neck on nature & outdoors (3.7 vs 3.5, 0–5 scale).

York's safety score is ~1.5× Liverpool's — in the upper band, while Liverpool lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on road safety. Liverpool still holds an edge on flooding safety.

Liverpool's career score of 3.6 sits well above York's 2.6, with the biggest gap on coworking infrastructure.

Liverpool's social & community score is ~1.2× York's — in the upper band, while York lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on multicultural mix.

On food & dining, Liverpool scores 3.2 vs York's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on food delivery.

On family, Liverpool scores 3.5 vs York's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on universities. York still holds an edge on international schools.

Liverpool and York score neck-and-neck on healthcare (2.7 vs 2.7, 0–5 scale).

Liverpool averages 7.6 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus York's 8.2 µg/m³ (good) — Liverpool breathes ~7% cleaner air (0.5 µg/m³ lower).

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