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Piru is a small town of 2,185 people in Ventura County, California. It's about 27 miles from Oxnard, CA and 35 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $624k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,185people
$624kTypical home
$1,490/moRent
96° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
31Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,185
- Part of a metro area
- About 687 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 27 mi to Oxnard, CA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $624k (≈$3,937/mo)
- Median rent $1,490/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 31 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 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
- 41% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to BUR airport
- 29 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 643 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,253 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 582 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of California districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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