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→Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs sits at the foot of Pikes Peak (which inspired America the Beautiful), with the Garden of the Gods' red rock formations rising on the city's western edge. The Air Force Academy chapel is one of the most striking pieces of modernist religious architecture in the country. It's drier and sunnier than people expect, with strong evangelical and military communities shaping the city's character. Outdoorsy in a quiet way.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,733/mo
$1,262/mo less than Oxnard (73%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$463k
$460k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
4.4%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,234/mo
Colorado Springs has $1,671/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
184 days
158 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
75 days
days below 20°F per year
Colorado Springs drops below 20°F on 75 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
71 / 100
3.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
11 routes
11 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
769k metro
Oxnard has 1.8x fewer events per month than Colorado Springs.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Colorado Springs
categories won
Colorado Springs wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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