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→Las Vegas
Las Vegas is the Strip's neon dream, the desert's quiet edges, and a food scene that has quietly become world-class on the back of all those visiting chefs. Red Rock Canyon is 20 minutes from the Bellagio fountains, which is a useful reset button. Pools open in April and parties go until sunrise. Locals know the best restaurants are always one block off the Strip.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,731/mo
$1,264/mo less than Oxnard (73%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$451k
$472k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,602/mo
Las Vegas has $2,039/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
210 days
132 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
104 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
0 days
days below 20°F per year
Las Vegas has 104 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
80 / 100
6.0 pts ahead of Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
133 routes
133 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
2.3M metro
Oxnard has 146.2x fewer events per month than Las Vegas.
the verdict
2
Oxnard
categories won
6
Las Vegas
categories won
Las Vegas wins on money and lifestyle. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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