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Oxnard, CA cityscape

next stop after honolulu

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

$11

the monthly premium over Honolulu

Almost a wash on cost. The case for Oxnard is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the oxnard entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,995/mo

5% more expensive than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$142/mo less in state tax than Honolulu

vs 11% in Honolulu

03after rent

$4,563/mo

$11 less than Honolulu

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

04a house here

$923k

13% cheaper than Honolulu

vs $1061k in Honolulu

05metro size

830k

vs 989k in Honolulu

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

342

pleasant days a year, in oxnard.

Honolulu barely cracks 316 pleasant ones.

Noticeably quieter than Honolulu. About 75% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

74/100

35% higher than Honolulu

vs 55/100 in Honolulu

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

·walk score®

96/100

3% lower than Honolulu

vs 99/100 in Honolulu

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

0

100% fewer than Honolulu

vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu

04 · see also

same energy as oxnard, different zip code:

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

salinas

$182/mo cheaper

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