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Ojai is a big small town of 7,577 people in Ventura County, California. It's about 17 miles from Oxnard, CA and 56 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,577people
$1.0MTypical home
$1,955/moRent
89° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,577
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,739 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 17 mi to Oxnard, CA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,408/mo)
- Median rent $1,955/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (685 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SBA airport
- 53 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 797 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 422 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 187 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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