on $100k a year, leaving Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
A small premium for Oxnard. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$2,995/mo
3% more expensive than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$4,563/mo
$96 less than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$923k
10% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
830k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
342
pleasant days a year, in oxnard.
Los Angeles only manages 283 of those.
Noticeably quieter than Los Angeles. About 93% fewer events on a typical month.
74/100
10% higher than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 14 mi.
96/100
0% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
0
100% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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