Climate
Lower Hutt logs 211 sunny days a year to Wellington's 226 — Wellington wins by 15. Lower Hutt and Wellington match on outdoor-dinner months (0 vs 0).
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Cost of Living
Wellington averages $2,666/mo for balanced living; Lower Hutt has no cost baseline yet.
Wellington
$2,666monthly · balanced
Mobility
Wellington scores 3.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Lower Hutt has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Wellington's culture score of 2.6 sits well above Lower Hutt's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Wellington scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Lower Hutt has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Wellington scores 3.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Lower Hutt has no safety baseline.
Career
Wellington scores 2.9 on career (0–5 scale); Lower Hutt has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Wellington scores 3.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Lower Hutt has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Wellington scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Lower Hutt has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Wellington scores 2.9 on family (0–5 scale); Lower Hutt has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Wellington scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Lower Hutt has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Lower Hutt averages 6.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Wellington's 6.2 µg/m³ (good) — Wellington breathes ~3% cleaner air (0.2 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.
Lower Hutt (71K) and Wellington (154K) are 2.2x in population — Wellington is the larger metro, Lower Hutt the smaller; on land area Wellington spans roughly 1.4x more ground.
Wellington is roughly 1.8x the scale of Lower Hutt
Combined population & area comparison
WellingtonLower HuttCity Scale Rankings
Wellington154K2.2xLower Hutt71K1xWellington64 km²1.4xLower Hutt45 km²1xLower Hutt
Wellington
Who Thrives Here
Wellington is the stronger fit for the english speaker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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