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→Lubbock
Lubbock is Texas Tech, Buddy Holly's hometown (the museum downtown is a delight), and the heart of West Texas cotton country. The flatness goes on forever, the sunsets are huge, and the wide sky makes every night feel like a planetarium. The food scene leans BBQ and Tex-Mex. The Llano Estacado wine region is right outside town. Friendly and quietly cool.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,384/mo
$1,611/mo less than Oxnard (116%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$211k
$712k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,949/mo
Lubbock has $2,386/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
186 days
156 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
61 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
7 days
days below 20°F per year
Lubbock has 61 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard. Lubbock drops below 20°F on 7 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
5 / 100
69.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
7 routes
7 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
360k metro
Oxnard has 3.0x more events per month than Lubbock.
the verdict
4
Oxnard
categories won
5
Lubbock
categories won
Lubbock wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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