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→Philadelphia
Philadelphia is cheesesteaks (the Pat's vs. Geno's argument is mostly theater), the Italian Market, and the Liberty Bell sitting modestly in a glass pavilion. Murals are everywhere (the city runs the largest public art program in the country). The Eagles fans climbing light poles is folklore for a reason. The food scene punches way above its weight and the bar scene knows it.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,869/mo
$1,126/mo less than Oxnard (60%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$393k
$530k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
6.8%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$5,896/mo
Philadelphia has $1,333/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
173 days
169 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
2 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
21 days
days below 20°F per year
Philadelphia drops below 20°F on 21 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
69 / 100
5.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
122 routes
122 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
6.2M metro
Oxnard has 7.7x fewer events per month than Philadelphia.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Philadelphia
categories won
Philadelphia wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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