on $100k a year, leaving Oxnard

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Springfield, MO cityscape

swapping out of oxnard

Springfield

mo · metro 491k

a dispatch from

springfield

MO

37.21°N

93.29°W

Springfield is the birthplace of Route 66 (the road was officially named in a meeting here in 1926), Bass Pro Shops' world headquarters, and the gateway to the Ozarks. Wonders of Wildlife (next to the Bass Pro store) is genuinely one of the best aquariums in America. The city itself is friendly, affordable, and surprisingly leafy. Branson is 30 miles south for the lake-and-show experience.

metro491k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$2,130

below Oxnard's monthly cost

Move to Springfield and the monthly math gets easier. Oxnard's rent is the headline; Springfield's is a footnote.
landable, recorded on the springfield entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,249/mo

58% cheaper than Oxnard(vs $2,995/mo)

02state income tax

4.7%

$383/mo less in state tax than Oxnard

vs 9.3% in Oxnard

03after rent

$6,693/mo

$2,130 more than Oxnard

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

04a house here

$268k

71% cheaper than Oxnard

vs $923k in Oxnard

05metro size

491k

vs 830k in Oxnard

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

170

pleasant days a year, in springfield.

Oxnard gets 342 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

33% fewer events than Oxnard. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

50/100

32% lower than Oxnard

vs 74/100 in Oxnard

Closest outdoor draw: Bennett Spring State Park, 41.7 mi.

·walk score®

89/100

7% lower than Oxnard

vs 96/100 in Oxnard

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

9

0% fewer than Oxnard

vs 0 nonstops in Oxnard

04 · see also

neighbors of springfield on the map of tradeoffs:

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