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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

$2,009

more expensive each month than Indianapolis

Oxnard costs noticeably more than Indianapolis. You'd be paying for Oxnard itself, not for breathing room around it.
landable, recorded on the oxnard entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,995/mo

98% more expensive than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$525/mo more in state tax than Indianapolis

vs 3% in Indianapolis

03after rent

$4,563/mo

$2,009 less than Indianapolis

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

04a house here

$923k

212% more expensive than Indianapolis

vs $296k in Indianapolis

05metro size

830k

vs 2.1M in Indianapolis

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

342

pleasant days a year, in oxnard.

Indianapolis only manages 174 of those.

Noticeably quieter than Indianapolis. About 73% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

74/100

19% higher than Indianapolis

vs 62/100 in Indianapolis

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

·walk score®

96/100

3% lower than Indianapolis

vs 99/100 in Indianapolis

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

0

100% fewer than Indianapolis

vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis

04 · see also

neighbors of oxnard on the map of tradeoffs:

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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compare oxnard with:

San Luis ObispoSan DiegoHonolulu