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San Buenaventura (Ventura) is a mid-size city of 109,857 people in Ventura County, California. It's about 5 miles from Oxnard, CA and 51 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $827k and rent runs about $2k a month.
109,857people
$827kTypical home
$2,198/moRent
74° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
330Sunny days
41Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 109,857
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,022 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 5 mi to Oxnard, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $827k (≈$5,217/mo)
- Median rent $2,198/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 67°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
- 41 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 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 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SBA airport
- 51 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 108 ft
- Right on the coast
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 506 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 218 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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