Downtown Pensacola is nice.  My wife often comments that she could live down there. I live in the UWF area and  love it.  One of the big differences that I see in this area compared to GF, is how dirty it is.  GF always looks so clean and maintained.  Down here it seems if the medians get mowed once a year it's a miracle.  And there is so much blight. especially since the hurricanes.  When you live the first 20+ years of life in GF and move away, you appreciate how nice and clean it is.