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→Augusta
Augusta is the home of the Masters golf tournament and James Brown's adopted hometown (statue downtown), with the Savannah River running past and old Southern charm in the historic district. The Augusta National is private and mostly hidden, but Masters week shapes the whole city's rhythm. Outside that, it's a slower-paced river town with surprising depth.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,443/mo
$1,552/mo less than Oxnard (108%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$247k
$676k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
5.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,433/mo
Augusta has $1,870/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
191 days
151 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
29 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
2 days
days below 20°F per year
Augusta has 29 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
46 / 100
28.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
3 routes
3 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
628k metro
Oxnard has 8.0x more events per month than Augusta.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Augusta
categories won
Augusta wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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