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→Ocala
Ocala is the horse capital of the world (it actually has more thoroughbred horses than Lexington, Kentucky), with rolling hills of horse farms unlike anywhere else in Florida. Silver Springs (one of the largest artesian springs in the world) is right next door, with glass-bottom boats and clear blue water. Surprisingly hilly. Slower than the coastal cities, with a quietly strong equestrian economy.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,616/mo
$1,379/mo less than Oxnard (85%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$277k
$646k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,717/mo
Ocala has $2,154/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
208 days
134 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
15 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
0 days
days below 20°F per year
Ocala has 15 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
62 / 100
12.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
5 routes
5 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
410k metro
Oxnard has 24.0x more events per month than Ocala.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Ocala
categories won
Ocala wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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