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→Memphis
Memphis is dry-rub ribs, Beale Street neon, and the rooms where Stax and Sun Records changed pop music forever. Graceland is a tourist pilgrimage that's still genuinely moving. The Mississippi rolls past, the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel is essential, and the BBQ debate (rib joints vs. the chopped-pork houses) is a local pastime. Soulful in the literal sense.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,436/mo
$1,559/mo less than Oxnard (109%)
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
$6,897/mo
Memphis has $2,334/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
185 days
157 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
5 days
days below 20°F per year
Memphis has 6 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard. Memphis drops below 20°F on 5 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
32 routes
32 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
1.3M metro
Oxnard has 1.5x fewer events per month than Memphis.
the verdict
4
Oxnard
categories won
5
Memphis
categories won
Memphis wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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