:root{--deep:#0a1a2e;--mid:#0f2a3d;--panel:#10253a;--border:#ffffff14;--text:#d4e8e0;--muted:#7ab8a8;--accent:#10b981;--accent-hov:#059669;--accent-blue:#06b6d4;--soft:#34d399;--moderate:#fbbf24;--hard:#f97316;--very-hard:#ef4444;--radius:12px;--maxw:1100px}*{box-sizing:border-box}html,body{background:var(--deep);color:var(--text);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;margin:0;padding:0;font-family:ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Inter,sans-serif;line-height:1.6}a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none}a:hover{color:var(--accent-hov)}.container{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}.site-header{border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);backdrop-filter:blur(8px);z-index:20;background:#0a162e99;position:sticky;top:0}.nav-inner{max-width:var(--maxw);justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:20px;margin:0 auto;padding:14px 24px;display:flex}.nav-logo{color:#fff;white-space:nowrap;font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:800}.nav-logo span{color:var(--accent-blue)}.nav-links{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:20px;display:flex}.nav-links a{color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap;font-size:.9rem}.nav-links a:hover{color:var(--accent)}.hero{text-align:center;padding:56px 0 40px}.hero h1{color:#fff;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:0 0 12px;font-size:2.4rem}.hero .hero-sub{color:var(--muted);max-width:640px;margin:0 auto;font-size:1.05rem}.hero-actions{flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:12px;margin-top:20px;display:flex}.trust-strip{color:var(--muted);flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:20px;margin-top:28px;font-size:.85rem;display:flex}.trust-strip span{align-items:center;gap:5px;display:inline-flex}.trust-strip b{color:var(--accent);font-size:1rem}.trust-strip span+span:before{content:"·";color:var(--border);margin-right:20px}.search-wrap{max-width:560px;margin:24px auto;position:relative}.search-wrap input{border:1px solid var(--border);background:var(--panel);width:100%;color:var(--text);border-radius:999px;outline:none;padding:14px 18px;font-size:1rem}.search-wrap input:focus{border-color:var(--accent)}.search-results{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);z-index:30;max-height:320px;display:none;position:absolute;top:52px;left:0;right:0;overflow:auto}.search-results.open{display:block}.search-results a{color:var(--text);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding:12px 18px;display:flex}.search-results a:last-child{border-bottom:none}.search-results a:hover{background:var(--mid)}.result-tier{border-radius:999px;padding:2px 8px;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700}.tier-badge{letter-spacing:.02em;border-radius:999px;padding:3px 10px;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;display:inline-block}.tier-soft{color:#065f46;background:#34d39926;border:1px solid #34d39966}.tier-moderate{color:#92400e;background:#fbbf241f;border:1px solid #fbbf2466}.tier-hard{color:#ea580c;background:#f973161f;border:1px solid #f9731666}.tier-very-hard{color:#dc2626;background:#ef44441f;border:1px solid #ef444466}.gauge{flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:24px;display:flex}.stat-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(160px,1fr));gap:16px;margin:24px 0;display:grid}.stat-card{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:18px}.stat-label{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 6px;font-size:.72rem}.stat-value{color:#fff;font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:800}.card-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(250px,1fr));gap:18px;display:grid}.city-card{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);color:var(--text);padding:20px;text-decoration:none;transition:border-color .15s,transform .15s;display:block}.city-card:hover{border-color:var(--accent);transform:translateY(-2px)}.city-card h3{color:#fff;margin:0 0 6px;font-size:1.1rem}.city-card:hover h3{color:var(--accent)}.city-card .meta{color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:10px;font-size:.85rem}.city-card .nums{color:var(--text);gap:14px;font-size:.9rem;display:flex}.city-card .nums b{color:#fff}.prose{max-width:720px}.prose p{color:var(--text)}.bar{background:var(--mid);border-radius:999px;height:10px;overflow:hidden}.bar>span{border-radius:999px;height:100%;display:block}.site-footer{border-top:1px solid var(--border);color:var(--muted);margin-top:64px;padding:48px 0 32px;font-size:.85rem}.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:32px;display:grid}.footer-grid h4{color:#fff;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;margin:0 0 14px;font-size:.8rem}.footer-col{flex-direction:column;gap:10px;display:flex}.footer-col a{color:var(--muted)}.footer-col a:hover{color:var(--accent)}.footer-brand .nav-logo{margin-bottom:8px;font-size:1.1rem}.footer-tagline{color:var(--text);margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.6}.footer-source{color:var(--muted);margin:0;font-size:.78rem}.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid var(--border);flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-top:40px;padding-top:20px;display:flex}.footer-bottom a{color:var(--muted)}.footer-bottom a:hover{color:var(--accent)}.footer-legal{gap:14px;display:flex}@media (width<=880px){.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}@media (width<=520px){.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}.state-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(180px,1fr));gap:10px;display:grid}.state-pill{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--border);color:var(--text);border-radius:8px;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:12px 16px;display:flex}.state-pill:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}.state-name{color:#fff;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3}.state-count{color:var(--muted);flex-shrink:0;font-size:.8rem}.scale-cards{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(200px,1fr));gap:16px;display:grid}.scale-card{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);border-top:3px solid #0000;padding:20px}.scale-card.tier-soft{border-top-color:#34d399}.scale-card.tier-moderate{border-top-color:#fbbf24}.scale-card.tier-hard{border-top-color:#f97316}.scale-card.tier-very-hard{border-top-color:#ef4444}.scale-card-head{justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;display:flex}.scale-tier{color:#fff;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:800}.scale-gpg{font-size:.9rem;font-weight:700}.scale-ppm{color:var(--muted);margin:2px 0 10px;font-size:.82rem}.scale-note{color:var(--text);margin:0;font-size:.88rem;line-height:1.55}.solution-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:16px;display:grid}.solution-card{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);flex-direction:column;gap:12px;padding:24px;display:flex}.solution-card h3{color:#fff;margin:0;font-size:1.15rem}.solution-card p{color:var(--muted);flex:1;margin:0;font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.6}.about-block{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:28px 30px}.about-block p{color:var(--text);margin:0 0 14px;line-height:1.7}.about-block p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.affiliate-cta{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);margin-top:16px;padding:24px}.cta-btn{border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:8px;margin-right:12px;padding:12px 22px;font-size:.95rem;font-weight:700;display:inline-block}.cta-primary{background:var(--accent);color:#06251b}.cta-primary:hover{background:var(--accent-hov);color:#06251b}.cta-secondary{color:var(--accent);border:1px solid var(--accent);background:0 0}.cta-secondary:hover{background:#10b9811a}.affiliate-disclosure{color:#9fc4bb;margin:8px 0 0;font-size:.82rem;line-height:1.5}.faq-item{border:1px solid var(--border);background:var(--panel);border-radius:8px;margin:10px 0}.faq-item summary{cursor:pointer;color:#fff;padding:14px 18px;font-weight:600}.faq-item summary:hover{color:var(--accent)}.faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)}.faq-item p{margin:0;padding:12px 18px}.calc-card{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:28px 32px}.calc-total{text-align:center;margin-bottom:24px}.calc-total .amount{color:#f87171;font-size:3.2rem;font-weight:800;line-height:1}.calc-total .monthly{color:var(--muted);margin-top:6px;font-size:1.05rem}.calc-total .label{color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:.8rem}.calc-breakdown{flex-direction:column;gap:12px;margin:20px 0;display:flex}.calc-row{align-items:center;gap:12px;display:flex}.calc-row .bar-bg{background:#ffffff0d;border-radius:4px;flex:1;height:22px;overflow:hidden}.calc-row .bar-fill{border-radius:4px;height:100%;transition:width .5s}.calc-row .cat{min-width:170px;color:var(--text);font-size:.88rem}.calc-row .val{text-align:right;color:#fff;min-width:80px;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:600}.calc-payback{text-align:center;color:var(--text);background:#10b98114;border:1px solid #10b98133;border-radius:8px;margin:20px 0;padding:14px}.calc-payback strong{color:var(--accent)}.calc-inputs{border-top:1px solid var(--border);grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(170px,1fr));gap:16px;margin-top:20px;padding-top:18px;display:grid}.calc-inputs label{color:var(--muted);flex-direction:column;gap:5px;font-size:.82rem;display:flex}.calc-inputs select{background:var(--deep);border:1px solid var(--border);color:#fff;border-radius:6px;padding:8px 12px;font-size:.9rem}.calc-actions{flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:12px;margin-top:18px;display:flex}.calc-actions button{border:1px solid var(--border);color:var(--muted);cursor:pointer;background:#ffffff0a;border-radius:6px;padding:8px 18px;font-size:.82rem}.calc-actions button:hover{border-color:var(--accent);color:#fff}.calc-methodology{color:var(--muted);margin:16px 0 0;font-size:.78rem;line-height:1.6}.calc-facts{flex-direction:column;gap:8px;margin:18px 0;display:flex}.fact-row{border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;gap:12px;padding:6px 0;display:flex}.fact-label{color:var(--text);font-size:.9rem}.fact-src{color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap;font-size:.78rem}.product-box{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);margin:14px 0;padding:20px 22px}.product-box h4{color:#fff;margin:0 0 8px;font-size:1.05rem}.product-box p{color:var(--text);font-size:.92rem}.product-box .price{color:var(--accent);font-weight:700}.compare-row{align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-bottom:10px;display:flex}.compare-label{min-width:140px;color:var(--muted);font-size:.85rem}.compare-track{background:#ffffff0a;border-radius:4px;flex:1;height:20px;overflow:hidden}.compare-inner{border-radius:4px;height:100%;transition:width .8s}.compare-val{text-align:right;color:#fff;min-width:70px;font-size:.85rem;font-weight:600}.prose ul{color:var(--text);margin:12px 0 12px 20px;padding:0;line-height:1.8}.prose li{margin:6px 0}.plumber-cta{border-radius:var(--radius);background:linear-gradient(135deg,#071e0f,#0a1f0e);border:1px solid #1a3d20;margin:32px 0;padding:26px 30px}.plumber-cta h3{color:#fff;margin:0 0 10px}.plumber-cta p{color:#7ab88a;margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.65}.lead-capture{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);margin:28px 0;padding:24px 28px}.lead-capture h3{color:#fff;margin:0 0 8px}.lead-capture p{color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 14px;font-size:.92rem}.lead-capture input{border:1px solid var(--border);background:var(--deep);color:#fff;border-radius:6px;flex:1;min-width:200px;padding:10px 14px}.lead-capture button{background:var(--accent);color:#06251b;cursor:pointer;border:none;border-radius:6px;padding:10px 20px;font-weight:700}.lead-capture form{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;display:flex}.rank-sort{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;margin:16px 0;display:flex}.rank-sort button{border:1px solid var(--border);background:var(--panel);color:var(--muted);cursor:pointer;border-radius:6px;padding:8px 14px;font-size:.85rem}.rank-sort button.active{border-color:var(--accent);color:#fff}.scale-table{border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow-x:auto}.scale-table table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:.9rem}.scale-table th,.scale-table td{text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);padding:12px 16px}.scale-table th{color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:.75rem}.scale-table tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none}.scale-table .active-row td{background:#10b98114}.scale-table .active-row td:first-child{box-shadow:inset 3px 0 0 var(--accent)}.rank-list{flex-direction:column;gap:6px;display:flex}.rank-row{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--border);color:var(--text);border-radius:8px;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:12px 16px;display:flex}.rank-row:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}.rank-num{color:var(--muted);min-width:24px;font-size:.8rem}.rank-city{color:#fff;flex:1;font-weight:600}.rank-gpg{color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem}