01 · the cities
New York
New York is the city that refuses to take a nap. Five boroughs of bodegas, bagels, late-night dollar slices, and entire neighborhoods that switch languages every six blocks. The subway is a 472-station miracle that runs all night, and Central Park is the green lung that keeps Manhattan sane. You will spend more than you planned and love every minute of it.
full dispatch→Oxnard
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.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$3,329/mo
$2,995/mo
$334/mo less than New York (11%)
Median home price
Median home price
$739k
$923k
$183k more than New York
State income tax
State income tax
10.7%
9.3%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,110/mo
$4,563/mo
Oxnard has $453/mo more gross after rent at $100k
Gross left after rent reflects state income tax but not federal, based on $100k salary. Enter your salary to find your ideal city.
03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
171 days
342 days
171 more than New York
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
1 days
0 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
19 days
0 days
days below 20°F per year
New York drops below 20°F on 19 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
78 / 100
74 / 100
4.0 pts behind New York
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
215 routes
0 routes
215 fewer direct routes than New York
Metro size
Metro size
19.5M metro
830k metro
New York has 162.8x more events per month than Oxnard.
the verdict
3
New York
categories won
5
Oxnard
categories won
Oxnard wins on money and weather. New York has the edge on lifestyle.
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