01 · the cities
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→Akron
Akron was the Rubber City (Goodyear, Firestone, BFGoodrich all built here), and the legacy still shapes its industrial bones. LeBron James is from Akron and never forgets it. The Goodyear blimp is based in town. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park is just north, with waterfalls and rail-trails. Cheaper than Cleveland, with its own quiet charm.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,259/mo
$1,736/mo less than Oxnard (138%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$236k
$686k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
4.0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,742/mo
Akron has $2,179/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
152 days
190 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
1 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
40 days
days below 20°F per year
Akron drops below 20°F on 40 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
65 / 100
9.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
11 routes
11 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
698k metro
Oxnard has 1.4x fewer events per month than Akron.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Akron
categories won
Akron wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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