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→Milwaukee
Milwaukee is beer (the Pabst and Miller legacy still hangs in the air), bratwurst (with the proper amount of mustard, please), and a Lake Michigan shoreline that goes on forever. Frozen custard is a regional specialty and a serious one. The Calatrava-designed art museum has wings that literally open and close on Lake Michigan. Friendly here means you'll have a new friend by the second beer.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,504/mo
$1,491/mo less than Oxnard (99%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$394k
$528k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
6.3%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,307/mo
Milwaukee has $1,744/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
149 days
193 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
62 days
days below 20°F per year
Milwaukee drops below 20°F on 62 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
61 / 100
13.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
30 routes
30 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
1.6M metro
Oxnard has 2.9x fewer events per month than Milwaukee.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Milwaukee
categories won
Milwaukee wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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