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Country around Piru is a rural area of about 1,799 people in Ventura County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Oxnard, CA and 53 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $624k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,799people
$624kTypical home
$1,690/moRent
80° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
330Sunny days
41Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,799 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 30 mi to Oxnard, CA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $624k (≈$3,937/mo)
- Median rent $1,690/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 330 sunny days a year (198 totally clear)
- 35 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 41 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (919 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 43% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to BUR airport
- 47 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,632 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of California districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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