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→Boise
Boise is basically Denver before Denver got Denver-y: walkable downtown, foothills you can run into on your lunch break, and a river slicing right through the middle of town. The Basque Block downtown anchors the biggest Basque community in the U.S., which nobody sees coming. The vibe is 'we close our laptops and go outside,' and the trails make that very easy to do. Locals would prefer you didn't tell anyone.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,794/mo
$1,201/mo less than Oxnard (67%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$490k
$432k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
5.8%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,056/mo
Boise has $1,493/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
166 days
176 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
27 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
24 days
days below 20°F per year
Boise has 27 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard. Boise drops below 20°F on 24 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
82 / 100
8.0 pts ahead of Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
16 routes
16 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
827k metro
Oxnard has 1.6x fewer events per month than Boise.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
6
Boise
categories won
Boise wins on money and lifestyle. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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