Oxnard vs Santa Barbara
Oxnard, CA compared with Santa Barbara, CA · 32 miles apart
Oxnard has 199,651 residents to Santa Barbara’s 86,422. Oxnard comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate. Santa Barbara does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Oxnard, CA | Santa Barbara, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 199,651 | 86,422 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 7,521 | 4,434 |
| Median household income | $96,212 | $106,182 |
| Median home value | $652,700 | $1,570,800 |
| Median rent | $2,032 | $2,413 |
| Homeownership | 54.4% | 39.9% |
| Average commute | 25.3 min | 17.3 min |
| Median age | 34.4 | 39.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 19.5% | 51.9% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 14% |
| Unemployment | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 6.8× | 14.8× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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