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→Albany
Albany is one of the oldest chartered cities in America (1686), with the New York state capitol building wearing every architectural style from Romanesque to Victorian on different sides. The Hudson River and the surrounding Adirondacks and Berkshires give it a serious nature backbone. Five colleges feed in young energy, and Lark Street is the local main drag for food and bars. Quieter than its neighbors, and full of layers.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,643/mo
$1,352/mo less than Oxnard (82%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$361k
$562k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
5.9%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,203/mo
Albany has $1,640/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
342 days
147 days
195 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
0 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
62 days
days below 20°F per year
Albany drops below 20°F on 62 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
72 / 100
2.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
19 routes
19 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
905k metro
Oxnard and Albany have similar event volume.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Albany
categories won
Albany wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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