IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Somis, CA
Somis is a small town of 1,229 people in Ventura County, California. It's about 13 miles from Oxnard, CA and 38 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,229people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,548/moRent
76° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
Is Somis right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 1,229
- Part of a metro area
- About 367 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 13 mi to Oxnard, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,872/mo)
- Median rent $2,548/mo
- Median household income $145k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 67°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
- 36 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 49
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BUR airport
- 37 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 331 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 898 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 397 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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