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→Portland
Portland Maine is lobster rolls, lighthouses (Portland Head Light is the brochure), a working waterfront where fishing boats still come in, and a food scene that has the same per-capita acclaim as the much bigger Portland Oregon. The Old Port's brick streets, breweries, and harbor views are walkable in an afternoon. Casco Bay's islands are a ferry ride away. Tiny, dense, and seriously delicious.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$2,285/mo
$710/mo less than Oxnard (31%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$543k
$380k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
7.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$5,423/mo
Portland has $860/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
145 days
197 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
0 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
19 days
days below 20°F per year
Portland drops below 20°F on 19 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
71 / 100
3.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
2 routes
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
566k metro
Oxnard has 1.3x fewer events per month than Portland.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
4
Portland
categories won
Portland wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather and lifestyle.
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