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→Reno
Reno calls itself the Biggest Little City in the World and means it: casinos and neon, sure, but also a quietly cool downtown, a strong outdoor culture (Tahoe is 45 minutes south), and the Truckee River running right through the middle of everything. The University of Nevada keeps things young. Burning Man buses depart from here every August. Sunnier and drier than people expect.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,908/mo
$1,087/mo less than Oxnard (57%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$574k
$349k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,425/mo
Reno has $1,862/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
4 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
28 days
days below 20°F per year
Reno drops below 20°F on 28 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
13 routes
13 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
565k metro
Oxnard has 4.3x fewer events per month than Reno.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Reno
categories won
Reno wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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