Climate
Rolleston logs 210 sunny days a year to Wellington's 226 — Wellington wins by 16. Rolleston also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.
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Cost of Living
Wellington averages $2,666/mo for balanced living; Rolleston has no cost baseline yet.
Wellington
$2,666monthly · balanced
Mobility
Wellington scores 3.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Rolleston has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Wellington's culture score of 2.6 sits well above Rolleston's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Wellington scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Rolleston has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Wellington scores 3.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Rolleston has no safety baseline.
Career
Wellington scores 2.9 on career (0–5 scale); Rolleston has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Wellington scores 3.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Rolleston has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Wellington scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Rolleston has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Wellington scores 2.9 on family (0–5 scale); Rolleston has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Wellington scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Rolleston has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Rolleston averages 6.2 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Wellington's 6.2 µg/m³ (good) — Rolleston breathes ~1% cleaner air (0.0 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.
Rolleston (30K) and Wellington (154K) are 5.2x in population — Wellington is the larger metro, Rolleston the smaller.
Wellington is roughly 5.2x the scale of Rolleston
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
WellingtonRollestonCity Scale Rankings
Wellington154K5.2xRolleston30K1xWho Thrives Here
Wellington is the stronger fit for the english speaker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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