on $100k a year, leaving Durham
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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pricier each month than Durham
A real premium for Oxnard. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,995/mo
78% more expensive than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Durham
vs 4.5% in Durham
$4,563/mo
$1,711 less than Durham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$923k
122% more expensive than Durham
vs $415k in Durham
830k
vs 609k in Durham
field notes, weather & such.
342
pleasant days a year, in oxnard.
Durham keeps to 178 pleasant days a year.
Noticeably quieter than Durham. About 31% fewer events on a typical month.
74/100
48% higher than Durham
vs 50/100 in Durham
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 14 mi.
96/100
20% higher than Durham
vs 80/100 in Durham
0
100% fewer than Durham
vs 39 nonstops in Durham
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