$100k a year, no longer in Baltimore
changea dispatch from
oxnard
CA
34.20°N
119.18°W
Oxnard is California's strawberry capital, where the fields literally run up to the beach. Channel Islands Harbor is a quiet alternative to the busier Ventura and Santa Barbara, with great seafood and a chill Mexican food scene. The weather is the perfect 65-and-overcast that locals call 'June gloom' for most of summer. The Channel Islands themselves are a ferry ride away.
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the monthly cost of moving past Baltimore
A real premium for Oxnard. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,995/mo
60% more expensive than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
9.3%
$92/mo more in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$4,563/mo
$1,219 less than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$923k
124% more expensive than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
830k
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
342
pleasant days a year, in oxnard.
Baltimore keeps to 168 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Baltimore packs 2.8× more into a month.
74/100
12% higher than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 14 mi.
96/100
2% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
0
100% fewer than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
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