same $100k income, fresh start from Richmond
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 Richmond
Oxnard is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,995/mo
77% more expensive than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
9.3%
$296/mo more in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$4,563/mo
$1,600 less than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$923k
134% more expensive than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
830k
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
342
pleasant days a year, in oxnard.
Richmond barely cracks 172 pleasant ones.
Noticeably quieter than Richmond. About 59% fewer events on a typical month.
74/100
14% higher than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 14 mi.
96/100
39% higher than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
0
100% fewer than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
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