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Thousand Oaks is a mid-size city of 125,205 people in Ventura County, California. It's about 19 miles from Oxnard, CA and 29 miles from Los Angeles, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $992k and rent runs about $3k a month.
125,205people
$992kTypical home
$2,664/moRent
74° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 125,205
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,266 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 19 mi to Oxnard, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $992k (≈$6,253/mo)
- Median rent $2,664/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°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
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
- Low property crime (984 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BUR airport
- 30 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 824 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,394 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 640 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 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