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→Kingsport
Kingsport is a planned 'model city' built by the Eastman Chemical Company in the early 1900s, with a downtown laid out in deliberate grids and the company still dominating the local economy. It's in the Tri-Cities area (with Bristol and Johnson City), tucked into the Appalachian foothills. Bays Mountain Park and the South Fork Holston River give it strong outdoor access. Quietly orderly.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,383/mo
$1,612/mo less than Oxnard (117%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$244k
$679k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,950/mo
Kingsport has $2,387/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
188 days
154 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
1 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
15 days
days below 20°F per year
Kingsport drops below 20°F on 15 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
59 / 100
15.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
4 routes
4 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
312k metro
Oxnard has 3.0x more events per month than Kingsport.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Kingsport
categories won
Kingsport wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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