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El Rio is a big small town of 6,368 people in Ventura County, California. It's about 4 miles from Oxnard, CA and 45 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $638k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,368people
$638kTypical home
$2,089/moRent
75° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
38Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,368
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,160 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 4 mi to Oxnard, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $638k (≈$4,025/mo)
- Median rent $2,089/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 67°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
- 38 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 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SBA airport
- 46 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 108 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 648 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 268 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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