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Los Angeles, CA cityscape

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Los Angeles

ca · metro 12.8M

a dispatch from

los angeles

CA

34.05°N

118.24°W

Los Angeles is 88 cities pretending to be one, connected by freeways and a shared love of really good tacos. Every neighborhood is its own scene: surfers in Venice, the Korean grandmas of K-town, mountains rising behind Pasadena, Persian rugs in Westwood. The light at golden hour is so good it makes Instagram filters jealous. Roll the windows down at golden hour, put on a playlist, and let the city stretch out.

metro12.8M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$96

below Oxnard's monthly cost

Cost barely budges between Los Angeles and Oxnard. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the los angeles entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,899/mo

3% cheaper than Oxnard(vs $2,995/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

vs 9.3% in Oxnard

03after rent

$4,659/mo

$96 more than Oxnard

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$1029k

12% more expensive than Oxnard

vs $923k in Oxnard

05metro size

12.8M

vs 830k in Oxnard

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

283

pleasant days a year, in los angeles.

Oxnard has the edge here, logging 342 pleasant days a year.

1350% more happening than in Oxnard.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

9% lower than Oxnard

vs 74/100 in Oxnard

Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

0% lower than Oxnard

vs 96/100 in Oxnard

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

150

0% fewer than Oxnard

vs 0 nonstops in Oxnard

04 · see also

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