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→Raleigh
Raleigh is the third leg of the Research Triangle, full of oaks (its nickname is the City of Oaks), state museums that are all free, and a downtown that's grown up fast without losing its quiet edges. NC State pumps young energy in, the food scene is sneaky-good, and the surrounding pine forests make summer evenings smell incredible. Beaches are two hours east, mountains three hours west.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,663/mo
$1,332/mo less than Oxnard (80%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$440k
$482k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
4.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,295/mo
Raleigh has $1,732/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
201 days
141 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
5 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
3 days
days below 20°F per year
Raleigh has 5 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
58 / 100
16.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
39 routes
39 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
1.5M metro
Oxnard has 2.0x fewer events per month than Raleigh.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Raleigh
categories won
Raleigh wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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