with $100k coming in, swapping out of Santa Rosa
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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the monthly premium over Santa Rosa
Oxnard costs more than Santa Rosa, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$2,995/mo
15% more expensive than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa
$4,563/mo
$398 less than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$923k
13% more expensive than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
830k
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
field notes, weather & such.
342
pleasant days a year, in oxnard.
Santa Rosa only logs 254 pleasant days.
A real upgrade on things to do: 24.0× Santa Rosa's pace.
74/100
7% higher than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 14 mi.
96/100
2% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
0
100% fewer than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
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