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→Springfield
Springfield is the birthplace of Route 66 (the road was officially named in a meeting here in 1926), Bass Pro Shops' world headquarters, and the gateway to the Ozarks. Wonders of Wildlife (next to the Bass Pro store) is genuinely one of the best aquariums in America. The city itself is friendly, affordable, and surprisingly leafy. Branson is 30 miles south for the lake-and-show experience.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,249/mo
$1,746/mo less than Oxnard (140%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$268k
$655k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
4.7%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,693/mo
Springfield has $2,130/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
170 days
172 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
12 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
20 days
days below 20°F per year
Springfield has 12 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard. Springfield drops below 20°F on 20 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
50 / 100
24.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
9 routes
9 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
491k metro
Oxnard has 1.5x more events per month than Springfield.
the verdict
4
Oxnard
categories won
5
Springfield
categories won
Springfield wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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