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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.

metro830k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,833

the monthly premium over Orlando

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

55% more expensive than Orlando(vs $1,937/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$775/mo more in state tax than Orlando

vs 0% in Orlando

03after rent

$4,563/mo

$1,833 less than Orlando

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

04a house here

$923k

129% more expensive than Orlando

vs $402k in Orlando

05metro size

830k

vs 2.8M in Orlando

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

342

pleasant days a year, in oxnard.

Orlando barely cracks 216 pleasant ones.

Noticeably quieter than Orlando. About 85% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

74/100

19% higher than Orlando

vs 62/100 in Orlando

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

·walk score®

96/100

1% lower than Orlando

vs 97/100 in Orlando

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

0

100% fewer than Orlando

vs 146 nonstops in Orlando

04 · see also

cities that play in oxnard's register: