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→Hagerstown
Hagerstown is the Hub City of western Maryland, where rail lines and highways converge in the Cumberland Valley. The downtown has a small but charming historic core. Antietam Battlefield is 30 minutes south, with some of the most affecting Civil War landscape in the country. The Appalachian Trail crosses just to the west. Quiet, with serious history nearby.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,587/mo
$1,408/mo less than Oxnard (89%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$321k
$602k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
8.2%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,063/mo
Hagerstown has $1,500/mo more gross after rent at $100k
Gross left after rent reflects state income tax but not federal, based on $100k salary. Enter your salary to find your ideal city.
03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
160 days
182 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
6 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
24 days
days below 20°F per year
Hagerstown has 6 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard. Hagerstown drops below 20°F on 24 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
56 / 100
18.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
2 routes
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
305k metro
Oxnard has 1.3x more events per month than Hagerstown.
the verdict
4
Oxnard
categories won
4
Hagerstown
categories won
Oxnard wins on weather and lifestyle, Hagerstown wins on money. Dead even.
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