Oxnard or Sacramento: which is better?
US metro area: head-to-head comparison
Oxnard wins on more indicators: 5 of 11 against 4.
- Money: Sacramento 1:3
- Climate and risks: Oxnard 4:1
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
Sacramento
Money
Better: Sacramento (1 : 3)Per capita income
higher is better
✓$82,558
202411% higher
✗$74,552
202410% lower
Typical rent
lower is better
✗$2,955
2026-09-3030% higher
✓$2,269
2026-09-3023% lower
Typical home value
lower is better
✗$869,803
2026-09-3052% higher
✓$572,813
2026-09-3034% lower
Price level
lower is better
✗110.5 100 = US average
20244% higher
✓106.7 100 = US average
20243% lower
Climate and risks
Better: Oxnard (4 : 1)Air: median AQI
lower is better
✓50 AQI
20249% lower
✗55 AQI
202410% higher
Days with unhealthy air
lower is better
✓15 days per year
202457% lower
✗35 days per year
2024133% higher
Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✓7 days per year
2016-202594% lower
✗125 days per year
2016-20251713% 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
1,050 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
212 °C·days per year
2016-2025
1,070 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
29 days per year
2016-2025
47 days per year
2016-2025
Annual precipitation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
360 mm per year
2016-2025
499 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)
9.5 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)
14.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
no data
63 %
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
56 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✗0.35 per year
2006-2025250% higher
✓0.10 per year
2006-202571% lower
Strongest earthquake in the period
lower is better
✓5.3 magnitude
2006-202512% lower
✗6.0 magnitude
2006-202514% higher
Urban environment
no winnerPopulation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
835,427 people
2024
2,463,127 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, Sacramento.