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→Savannah
Savannah is 22 oak-shaded squares draped in Spanish moss, ghost tours by candlelight, and shrimp and grits so good they should be regulated. The historic district is a working film set that just happens to be a real city, kept lively by SCAD students keeping the cafes weird. To-go cups of cocktails are legal in the historic district, which tells you exactly how the city wants you to spend a Saturday. The oldest art museum in the South is here too, in case you need a culture alibi.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,770/mo
$1,225/mo less than Oxnard (69%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$349k
$574k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
5.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,106/mo
Savannah has $1,543/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
209 days
133 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
19 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
0 days
days below 20°F per year
Savannah has 19 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
52 / 100
22.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
13 routes
13 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
425k metro
Oxnard has 1.5x more events per month than Savannah.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Savannah
categories won
Savannah wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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