Climate
Lyon logs 31 hot days a year to Pontarlier's 6 — Pontarlier wins by 25. Lyon also leads on frost days by 26.
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Pontarlier
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Cost of Living
Lyon averages $2,243/mo for balanced living; Pontarlier has no cost baseline yet.
Lyon
$2,243monthly · balanced
Mobility
Lyon scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Lyon's culture score of 3.6 sits well above Pontarlier's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lyon scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lyon scores 2.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no safety baseline.
Career
Lyon scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lyon scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lyon scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lyon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lyon scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Lyon averages 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Pontarlier's 6.3 µg/m³ (good) — Pontarlier breathes ~40% cleaner air (4.3 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.
Lyon (1.2M) and Pontarlier (20K) are 59x in population — Lyon is the larger metro, Pontarlier the smaller.
Lyon is roughly 59x the scale of Pontarlier
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
LyonPontarlierCity Scale Rankings
Lyon1.2M59xPontarlier20K1xWho Thrives Here
Lyon is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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