Fresno or Oxnard: which is better?
US metro area: head-to-head comparison
Fresno and Oxnard are even: 4 : 4 across 10 indicators.
- Money: Fresno 3:1
- Climate and risks: Oxnard 1:3
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Fresno
Indicator
Oxnard
Money
Better: Fresno (3 : 1)Per capita income
higher is better
✗$56,699
202431% lower
✓$82,558
202446% higher
Typical rent
lower is better
✓$2,052
2026-09-3031% lower
✗$2,955
2026-09-3044% higher
Typical home value
lower is better
✓$404,052
2026-09-3054% lower
✗$869,803
2026-09-30115% higher
Price level
lower is better
✓102.2 100 = US average
20248% lower
✗110.5 100 = US average
20248% higher
Climate and risks
Better: Oxnard (1 : 3)Air: median AQI
lower is better
✗67 AQI
202434% higher
✓50 AQI
202425% lower
Days with unhealthy air
lower is better
✗79 days per year
2024427% higher
✓15 days per year
202481% lower
Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✗140 days per year
2016-20251928% higher
✓7 days per year
2016-202595% lower
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
tie
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
tie
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,012 °C·days per year
2016-2025
868 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,480 °C·days per year
2016-2025
212 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
34 days per year
2016-2025
29 days per year
2016-2025
Snowfall days
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Annual precipitation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
277 mm per year
2016-2025
360 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9.6 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
9.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14.7 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
14.5 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
54 %
2021-2025
no data
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2021-2025
no data
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
175 km
2006-2025
6 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✓0.00 per year
2006-2025
✗0.35 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
no data for one of the places
no data
5.3 magnitude
2006-2025
Urban environment
no winnerPopulation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,189,557 people
2024
835,427 people
2024
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Fresno, Oxnard.