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Port Hueneme is a small city of 21,582 people in Ventura County, California. It's about 3 miles from Oxnard, CA and 46 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $587k and rent runs about $2k a month.
21,582people
$587kTypical home
$2,228/moRent
73° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
41Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,582
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,888 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 3 mi to Oxnard, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $587k (≈$3,702/mo)
- Median rent $2,228/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 66°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
- 41 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
- About average violent crime (427 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,689 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SBA airport
- 48 mi to LAX (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 540 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 230 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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