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→Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor is the University of Michigan, with the Big House (Michigan Stadium) holding over 107,000 people on football Saturdays, making it briefly the third-largest city in Michigan. Downtown is tree-lined brick streets, great independent bookstores, and a food scene with strong Middle Eastern and Korean energy. Zingerman's Deli is a national pilgrimage. The Huron River runs through. College town energy at its best.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$2,082/mo
$913/mo less than Oxnard (44%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$429k
$493k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
4.3%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$5,897/mo
Ann Arbor has $1,334/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
154 days
188 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
51 days
days below 20°F per year
Ann Arbor drops below 20°F on 51 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
56 / 100
18.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
135 routes
135 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
366k metro
Oxnard has 1.7x more events per month than Ann Arbor.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Ann Arbor
categories won
Ann Arbor wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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