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→Lansing
Lansing is the Michigan state capital, Michigan State (East Lansing is essentially a continuation), and old auto industry roots that have softened into a quieter mid-sized city. The Grand River curves through downtown. The Capitol building is one of the prettier state capitols you'll see. Cheap, friendly, and a quick drive to Lake Michigan beaches.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,259/mo
$1,736/mo less than Oxnard (138%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$244k
$679k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
4.3%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,720/mo
Lansing has $2,157/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
153 days
189 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
52 days
days below 20°F per year
Lansing drops below 20°F on 52 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
57 / 100
17.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
6 routes
6 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
473k metro
Oxnard has 1.3x more events per month than Lansing.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Lansing
categories won
Lansing wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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