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→Orlando
Orlando is theme parks plus lake-dotted residential neighborhoods, a surprisingly good food scene, and one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the south. Winter Park is a charming brick-street pocket of art and brunch. The summer afternoon thunderstorms roll in at 3pm like clockwork. There's a swamp boardwalk within 15 minutes of wherever you are.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,937/mo
$1,058/mo less than Oxnard (55%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$402k
$520k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,396/mo
Orlando has $1,833/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
216 days
126 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
10 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
0 days
days below 20°F per year
Orlando has 10 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
146 routes
146 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
2.8M metro
Oxnard has 6.5x fewer events per month than Orlando.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Orlando
categories won
Orlando wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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