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→Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City sits in a bowl of mountains so close you can be at a ski lift in 30 minutes. The grid is laid out from Temple Square in clean numbered streets that make navigation almost too easy. The Great Salt Lake glints west, the Wasatch towers east, and the city itself has loosened up into a real food and bar scene in the last decade. The powder really is that light.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,608/mo
$1,387/mo less than Oxnard (86%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$584k
$339k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
4.7%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,338/mo
Salt Lake City has $1,775/mo more gross after rent at $100k
Gross left after rent reflects state income tax but not federal, based on $100k salary. Enter your salary to find your ideal city.
03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
168 days
174 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
23 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
33 days
days below 20°F per year
Salt Lake City has 23 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard. Salt Lake City drops below 20°F on 33 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
78 / 100
4.0 pts ahead of Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
90 routes
90 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
1.3M metro
Oxnard has 2.6x fewer events per month than Salt Lake City.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
6
Salt Lake City
categories won
Salt Lake City wins on money and lifestyle. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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