($1,898) Movers From Burlington, VT to Oxnard, CA

What to know before moving from Burlington to Oxnard

Moving from Burlington to Oxnard means adjusting to a different pace of life — and a different price tag. On average, it costs significantly more to live in Burlington than in Oxnard, making the move an opportunity for many to enjoy a lower cost of living.

Check out how Burlington compares to Oxnard so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in Oxnard are 32% higher than in Burlington, which means you’ll have less money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in Burlington.
  Home prices in Oxnard are 52.1% higher than in Burlington.
• Income in Oxnard is 25.0% higher than in Burlington, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in Oxnard include Mission Produce, Haas Automation, and Oxnard School District.
• The cost of living for a single person in Oxnard is 13.6% lower than in Burlington. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• The cost of living for a family in Oxnard is 1.4% lower than in Burlington.
• The unemployment rate in Oxnard is 137.50% higher than in Burlington.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Oxnard, since the city’s sales taxes in Oxnard are 32.14% higher than in Burlington.
• State income taxes in Oxnard are 52.00% higher than in Burlington.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $2,593.39 in Oxnard to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Burlington.

How life is different in Burlington vs. Oxnard

• The population of Oxnard is about 352% greater than Burlington, so you may find more to see and do in your new surroundings. Of course, with more people can also come increased competition for jobs and housing.
• Your access to buses, shuttles, trams, or trains in Oxnard will be about the same as it currently is in Burlington. The cities share a similar public transportation score, which means their transit systems are comparable in terms of how connected they are, how often they provide service, and how close they are to jobs, housing, retail and food stores, and other important locations.
• You’ll find Oxnard to be about as walkable as Burlington. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 57 and 59 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• You probably won’t see as many cycling lanes or off-road trails in Oxnard, which is ranked as less bike-friendly than Burlington. While Burlington has a bike-friendliness score of 81 out of 100, Oxnard earned a 51. Scores are based on factors like whether a city accommodates cyclists on major roadways, how often people bike to work, and how many steep hills it has.
• You can anticipate the same crime rate in Oxnard as Burlington. With the crime index, lower scores are better because they indicate less crime. Cities with scores of 20 or below, for example, have much fewer instances of crime than those with scores of 80–100.
• Oxnard is generally as safe as Burlington, according to their similar safety index ratings. The ratings are based on how comfortable residents feel about walking alone during the daytime and nighttime and the number of small crimes like theft and muggings.
• The air quality in Oxnard and Burlington is generally the same (Good). Cities with good to moderate ratings have clean or acceptable air quality, with the possibility of small pollutants affecting people with certain health conditions like asthma. Anything beyond the moderate rate means increased impact on residents.