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Oxnard, CA is a popular city located on the California coast. It has been recognized for its beautiful beaches, vibrant cultural scene, and excellent quality of life. In terms of rankings from BestPlaces.net, Oxnard scores highly for its climate at #2 out of all cities nationwide with a score of 8.4/10, and it can also boast a healthy school system ranking #37 in the nation with an overall score of 7.6/10. Additionally, Oxnard has above average rankings for safety at #32 with a score of 7.1/10 and cost of living at #104 with a score 5.3/10 which makes it an affordable place to live compared to many other cities in California. All these factors make Oxnard an attractive option for those looking to find their place in the Golden State.

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#3 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#3 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)
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#5 Best Cities for Teleworking - Medium Metro Areas
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#5 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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#5 Top 10 Cities to Beat the Heat
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#20 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?
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#48 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating
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#65 2005 High Gas Prices
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#80 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)
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#90 Best Green Cities
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#92 The Most Single Cities
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#96 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities
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#147 2005 Best Places to Live
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Hey folks, it’s Bob, back with an update since my review 3 years ago. I’m finally leaving CA , but I thought it would be nice to give an update and review some  More

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Over 8 years ago

But Oxnard takes the cake hands down. In reply to BOB. A real person living there in Oxnard. My reply to you is I hear you there. The one thing you didn't mention (  More

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1 Jan 95 LA Times interview / witness Andy Medvigy (Convicted 911 Bluebell St felony ARSON, felony BURGLARY Stephen Andrew Medvigy, aka Thermopolis, WY FIREMAN  More

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