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Los Angeles, CA vs Oxnard, CA

Simple answer

You'd likely save $540 a month in Oxnard.

This is the HUD 2-bedroom fair-market rent for October 2026 through September 2027. It is not your lease.

The largest cost gap in this pair is Fair Market Rent. The 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gap is $540: Los Angeles is higher at $2,964 versus $2,424.

California taxes wages at rates up to 13.30%. California taxes wages at rates up to 13.30%. Combined sales tax differs by 0.0 percentage points, higher in California. The effective property tax gap is 0.00 percentage points, higher in California.

Both metros are in California, so benefit eligibility in this tool does not change with the move. Rent and price levels still differ.

A $75,000 salary in Los Angeles lines up with about $72,998 in Oxnard on the 2024 all-items price parity. Census median gross rent and the commute figures are 2024. Fair Market Rents are fiscal year 2027.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$2,964
HUD area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Census median gross rent
$2,114
All-items price parity
113.6
Goods price parity
106.6
Utilities price parity
158.6
Mean commute
30.7 min
Median household income
$96,405

Oxnard

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$2,424
HUD area
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA
Census median gross rent
$2,313
All-items price parity
110.5
Goods price parity
105.2
Utilities price parity
152.9
Mean commute
26.7 min
Median household income
$114,238

Equivalent salary

The first number keeps the same place in the national price level. The second also runs 2026 federal income tax, employee Social Security and Medicare, and a simplified state income tax. Groceries use the BEA goods price parity, not a grocery receipt.

Same buying power

$72,998

Salary in Oxnard that matches the 2024 all-items regional price parity.

After state and federal tax

$72,482

Gross salary in Oxnard whose after-tax pay buys the same basket, using price parities.

Rent only

$61,336

Scales the salary by the ratio of HUD 2-bedroom Fair Market Rents. Rent is not the whole budget.

Taxes on the two sides of the move

TaxCaliforniaCalifornia
State income tax on wagesup to 13.30%up to 13.30%
Combined sales tax, Jan 1, 20269.0%9.0%
Effective property tax, ACS 2024 median / median0.71%0.71%

On a $400,000 home, the state median effective rate implies about $2,828 a year in California and $2,828 in California. That illustration is not a local bill. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset for these metros.

Benefits if you land in California

Los Angeles and Oxnard are in California. The benefit rules in this tool are statewide, so the statuses match. Rent and prices still differ.

  • Food stamps (SNAP)

    Los AngelesLikely eligible

    OxnardLikely eligible

  • Medicaid and CHIP

    Los AngelesLikely eligible

    OxnardLikely eligible

  • WIC

    Los AngelesLikely eligible

    OxnardLikely eligible

  • School meals

    Los AngelesLikely eligible

    OxnardLikely eligible

  • LIHEAP

    Los AngelesMaybe

    OxnardMaybe

  • Earned Income Tax Credit

    Los AngelesLikely eligible

    OxnardLikely eligible

  • Child Tax Credit

    Los AngelesLikely eligible

    OxnardLikely eligible

  • Marketplace premium tax credits

    Los AngelesUnlikely

    OxnardUnlikely

  • Lifeline phone and internet

    Los AngelesLikely eligible

    OxnardLikely eligible

  • SSI

    Los AngelesUnlikely

    OxnardUnlikely

Medicaid guide for California · SNAP guide

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