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→Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach is the Grand Strand's anchor, with 60 miles of beach, more than 80 mini golf courses (it might be the mini golf capital of America), and a boardwalk packed with arcades and pancake houses. Calabash-style fried seafood is a thing. It's a family beach town, full stop, with affordable oceanfront and easy access to Charleston a few hours south.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,727/mo
$1,268/mo less than Oxnard (73%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$361k
$562k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
6.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,065/mo
Myrtle Beach has $1,502/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
249 days
93 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
0 days
days below 20°F per year
Oxnard edges ahead on pleasant days, but both cities have comparable comfort overall.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
58 / 100
16.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
23 routes
23 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
397k metro
Oxnard and Myrtle Beach have similar event volume.
the verdict
2
Oxnard
categories won
5
Myrtle Beach
categories won
Myrtle Beach wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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