on $100k a year, leaving Corpus Christi

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Oxnard, CA cityscape

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Oxnard

ca · metro 830k

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a 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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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$2,360

pricier each month than Corpus Christi

Oxnard doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Oxnard is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
landable, recorded on the oxnard entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,995/mo

112% more expensive than Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$775/mo more in state tax than Corpus Christi

vs 0% in Corpus Christi

03after rent

$4,563/mo

$2,360 less than Corpus Christi

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

04a house here

$923k

317% more expensive than Corpus Christi

vs $221k in Corpus Christi

05metro size

830k

vs 446k in Corpus Christi

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

342

pleasant days a year, in oxnard.

Corpus Christi barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.

1.4× the events of Corpus Christi, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

74/100

48% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi

Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 14 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

37% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

0

100% fewer than Corpus Christi

vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi

04 · see also

if oxnard appeals, also worth a look:

see also

san luis obispo

more things to do

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see also

san diego

$105/mo cheaper

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see also

honolulu

more flight options

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