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→Tallahassee
Tallahassee feels more like south Georgia than Florida: oak canopies, rolling hills, and red clay. It's the state capital, home to Florida State (Seminole football is a religion) and FAMU, and surrounded by some of the best springs in the country (Wakulla and Wakulla Springs State Park are 20 minutes south). The food scene leans southern with serious Cuban influence. Cooler in summer than the rest of the state.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,995/mo
$1,527/mo
$1,468/mo less than Oxnard (96%)
Median home price
Median home price
$923k
$289k
$634k less than Oxnard
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,563/mo
$6,806/mo
Tallahassee has $2,243/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
342 days
186 days
156 fewer than Oxnard
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
35 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
0 days
days below 20°F per year
Tallahassee has 35 more days above 95°F each year than Oxnard.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
74 / 100
58 / 100
16.0 pts behind Oxnard
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
0 routes
7 routes
7 more direct routes than Oxnard
Metro size
Metro size
830k metro
393k metro
Oxnard has 12.0x more events per month than Tallahassee.
the verdict
3
Oxnard
categories won
5
Tallahassee
categories won
Tallahassee wins on money. Oxnard has the edge on weather.
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