Oxnard or Riverside: which is better?
US metro area: head-to-head comparison
Oxnard wins on more indicators: 5 of 11 against 3.
- Money: Riverside 1:3
- Climate and risks: Oxnard 4:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Oxnard
Indicator
Riverside
Money
Better: Riverside (1 : 3)Per capita income
higher is better
✓$82,558
202449% higher
✗$55,278
202433% lower
Typical rent
lower is better
✗$2,955
2026-09-3017% higher
✓$2,533
2026-09-3014% lower
Typical home value
lower is better
✗$869,803
2026-09-3050% higher
✓$580,321
2026-09-3033% lower
Price level
lower is better
✗110.5 100 = US average
20244% higher
✓106.4 100 = US average
20244% lower
Climate and risks
Better: Oxnard (4 : 0)Air: median AQI
lower is better
✓50 AQI
202448% lower
✗97 AQI
202494% higher
Days with unhealthy air
lower is better
✓15 days per year
202491% lower
✗164 days per year
2024993% higher
Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✓7 days per year
2016-202595% lower
✗137 days per year
2016-20251881% higher
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
868 °C·days per year
2016-2025
632 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
212 °C·days per year
2016-2025
1,218 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
29 days per year
2016-2025
24 days per year
2016-2025
Annual precipitation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
360 mm per year
2016-2025
235 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
9.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14.5 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
no data
57 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
6 km
2006-2025
58 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.35 per year
2006-2025
0.35 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
lower is better
✓5.3 magnitude
2006-20253% lower
✗5.4 magnitude
2006-20253% higher
Urban environment
no winnerPopulation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
835,427 people
2024
4,744,214 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: Oxnard, Riverside.