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→Bridgeport
Bridgeport is the largest city in Connecticut, sitting on Long Island Sound with a working harbor and a real waterfront. P.T. Barnum lived here and the city's museum still pays tribute to his weird genius. It's a quick train ride to New York, with much cheaper housing and proper New England summers. The food scene punches above its weight, with old-school Portuguese and Brazilian spots packed every weekend.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$2,767/mo
$228/mo less than Oxnard (8%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$768k
$155k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
5.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$5,108/mo
Bridgeport has $545/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
172 days
170 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
15 days
days below 20°F per year
Bridgeport drops below 20°F on 15 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
64 / 100
10.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
1 routes
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
952k metro
Oxnard has 3.4x more events per month than Bridgeport.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
4
Bridgeport
categories won
Bridgeport wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather and lifestyle.
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