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Channel Islands Beach is a small town of 2,726 people in Ventura County, California. It's part of the Oxnard, CA area. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,726people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,392/moRent
73° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
42Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,726
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,444 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- In the Oxnard, CA area
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$7,007/mo)
- Median rent $2,392/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 330 sunny days a year (198 totally clear)
- 35 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 42 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (919 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to SBA airport
- 50 mi to LAX (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 556 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 238 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ventura County: D+15 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk