Lyon logs 41 frost days a year to Valence's 32 — Valence wins by 9. Lyon also leads on hot days by 7.

Lyon averages $2,243/mo for balanced living; Valence has no cost baseline yet.

On mobility, Lyon scores 3.8 vs Valence's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit.

Lyon's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Valence's 0.0.

Lyon scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Valence has no nature & outdoors baseline.

Lyon scores 2.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Valence has no safety baseline.

Lyon scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Valence has no career baseline.

Lyon scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Valence has no social & community baseline.

Lyon scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Valence has no food & dining baseline.

Lyon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Valence has no family baseline.

Lyon scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Valence has no healthcare baseline.

Lyon averages 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Valence's 10.2 µg/m³ (moderate) — Valence breathes ~4% cleaner air (0.4 µg/m³ lower).

Who Thrives Here