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→Ogden
Ogden is the old railroad town turned ski-bum gateway, with three world-class resorts (Snowbasin, Powder Mountain, Nordic Valley) within 30 minutes. Historic 25th Street has the old saloons and brick storefronts intact, now full of breweries and restaurants. Union Station is a working museum. The Wasatch Mountains loom right behind town. It's the chiller, cheaper neighbor of Park City.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,641/mo
$1,354/mo less than Oxnard (83%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$524k
$398k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
4.7%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,305/mo
Ogden has $1,742/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
174 days
168 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
4 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
54 days
days below 20°F per year
Ogden drops below 20°F on 54 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
80 / 100
6.0 pts ahead of Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
90 routes
90 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
658k metro
Oxnard has 12.0x more events per month than Ogden.
the verdict
2
Oxnard
categories won
6
Ogden
categories won
Ogden wins on money and lifestyle. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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