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Mira Monte is a big small town of 6,888 people in Ventura County, California. It's about 17 miles from Oxnard, CA and 58 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $812k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,888people
$812kTypical home
$2,017/moRent
88° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,888
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,431 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 17 mi to Oxnard, CA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $812k (≈$5,122/mo)
- Median rent $2,017/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 330 sunny days a year (198 totally clear)
- 35 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 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 54
- 18% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SBA airport
- 55 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 640 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 524 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 210 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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