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→Syracuse
Syracuse averages around 120 inches of snow per year, which is the most of any major U.S. city, and locals wear it like a badge. The Carrier Dome (now JMA Wireless Dome) is the largest on-campus arena in the country. The food scene leans Italian (Salt City was an Italian immigrant hub) and excellent. The Finger Lakes are right next door. Bring boots.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,619/mo
$1,376/mo less than Oxnard (85%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$254k
$668k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
5.9%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,227/mo
Syracuse has $1,664/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
142 days
200 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
1 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
53 days
days below 20°F per year
Syracuse drops below 20°F on 53 more days per year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
59 / 100
15.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
16 routes
16 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
653k metro
Oxnard has 2.9x fewer events per month than Syracuse.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Syracuse
categories won
Syracuse wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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