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Oak Park is a big small town of 13,757 people in Ventura County, California. It's about 23 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
13,757people
$1.0MTypical home
$3,149/moRent
91° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
35Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,757
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,598 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 23 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,539/mo)
- Median rent $3,149/mo
- Median household income $163k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 35 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 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 43
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BUR airport
- 23 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,201 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,885 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 186 bars within 25 mi
- 1,236 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 87 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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