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→Shreveport
Shreveport sits on the Red River in the Ark-La-Tex corner, with riverboat casinos lining the waterfront and a food scene that runs Cajun, Creole, and serious smoked meats. The Mardi Gras parades here are smaller than New Orleans but just as enthusiastic. Texas is 20 minutes west, which gives the city a regional crossroads feel. Quieter and cheaper than the bigger Louisiana metros.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,308/mo
$1,687/mo less than Oxnard (129%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$176k
$747k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
3.0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,775/mo
Shreveport has $2,212/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
159 days
183 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
50 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
2 days
days below 20°F per year
Shreveport has 50 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
56 / 100
18.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
5 routes
5 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
383k metro
Oxnard has 24.0x more events per month than Shreveport.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Shreveport
categories won
Shreveport wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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