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→Spartanburg
Spartanburg is the Upstate of South Carolina, with rolling foothills, peach orchards (yes, South Carolina actually grows more peaches than Georgia in some years), and the largest BMW manufacturing plant in the world just outside town. The downtown's been revitalizing with breweries and restaurants. Wofford and Converse keep college energy in town. The Blue Ridge is right there.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,434/mo
$1,561/mo less than Oxnard (109%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$277k
$645k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
6.5%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,358/mo
Spartanburg has $1,795/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
191 days
151 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
16 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
4 days
days below 20°F per year
Spartanburg has 16 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
68 / 100
6.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
20 routes
20 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
383k metro
Oxnard has 1.6x more events per month than Spartanburg.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Spartanburg
categories won
Spartanburg wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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