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→Fayetteville
Fayetteville's life revolves around Fort Liberty (recently renamed from Fort Bragg), one of the largest military installations in the world. The Cape Fear River runs past, the airborne and special operations museum is excellent, and the food scene reflects the international military families that cycle through. Southern, military, and friendly. Quieter than the big NC cities.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,477/mo
$1,518/mo less than Oxnard (103%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$258k
$665k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
4.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,481/mo
Fayetteville has $1,918/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
193 days
149 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
14 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
3 days
days below 20°F per year
Fayetteville has 14 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
51 / 100
23.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
4 routes
4 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
392k metro
Oxnard has 1.6x more events per month than Fayetteville.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Fayetteville
categories won
Fayetteville wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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