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→New Haven
New Haven invented apizza (that's a-PEETS, the local New Haven Italian style), and Frank Pepe's claims the white clam pie as their original. Yale anchors the city with its Gothic spires and museums (the Yale University Art Gallery is free and exceptional). The Long Island Sound is right there, and the city's a 90-minute train ride to Grand Central. Pizza-pilgrimage worthy on its own.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$2,089/mo
$906/mo less than Oxnard (43%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$424k
$499k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
5.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$5,786/mo
New Haven has $1,223/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
155 days
187 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
1 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
40 days
days below 20°F per year
New Haven drops below 20°F on 40 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
67 / 100
7.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
1 routes
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
568k metro
Oxnard has 1.3x more events per month than New Haven.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
4
New Haven
categories won
New Haven wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather and lifestyle.
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