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Oxnard, CA cityscape

next stop after philadelphia

Oxnard

ca · metro 830k

photo: ha ha / pexels

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

$1,333

the monthly cost of moving past Philadelphia

Oxnard costs noticeably more than Philadelphia. 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

60% more expensive than Philadelphia(vs $1,869/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$207/mo more in state tax than Philadelphia

vs 6.82% in Philadelphia

03after rent

$4,563/mo

$1,333 less than Philadelphia

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

04a house here

$923k

135% more expensive than Philadelphia

vs $393k in Philadelphia

05metro size

830k

vs 6.2M in Philadelphia

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

342

pleasant days a year, in oxnard.

Philadelphia keeps to 173 pleasant days a year.

Noticeably quieter than Philadelphia. About 87% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

74/100

7% higher than Philadelphia

vs 69/100 in Philadelphia

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

·walk score®

96/100

4% lower than Philadelphia

vs 100/100 in Philadelphia

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

0

100% fewer than Philadelphia

vs 122 nonstops in Philadelphia

04 · see also

neighbors of oxnard on the map of tradeoffs:

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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:

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