Oxnard, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Oxnard ( ) is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. On California's Central Coast, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 22nd-most-populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately 60 miles (97 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It is at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, adjacent to agricultural fields with strawberries, lima beans and other vegetable crops. Oxnard is also a major transportation hub in Southern California, with Amtrak, Union Pacific, Metrolink, Greyhound, and Intercalifornias stopping there. It also has a small regional airport, Oxnard Airport (OXR). The town also has significant connections to the n…

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How Oxnard ranks

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#270Shortest commute in CA #407Highest income in CA #407Lowest property tax in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code93030, 93031, 93032

Area code805

Living in Oxnard

Housing in Oxnard

$760K▲ 1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Oxnard home is worth about $760,000, up 1% in a year, close to the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market41

Sale-to-list99.6%

Sold in May57

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Safety in Oxnard

C⁻

Safety Grade C-

Oxnard reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 84% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 46%.

Violent crime per 1,000

Oxnard 5.5

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Oxnard 16.1

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Oxnard

Compared with California

2better than CA·11worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.

Conditions 2▲ 10 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 4▼ 3 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

4.8%Fewer adults who have had cancerCA 6.4% · better 17.6%Fewer adults with arthritisCA 20.8% · better 19.2%More uninsured adultsCA 10.6% · worse

Care nearby

St. Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard · 3 mi · ER

Clinicas Del Camino Real Inc - Karen R. BurnhamOxnard · 1.6 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalShortage · part of Oxnard

Mental healthShortage · part of Oxnard

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Schools in Oxnard

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C

School Grade C

The public schools Oxnard’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictOxnardSchools53

Juan Lagunas Soria ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 895 students Driffill ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 891 students Kamala ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 842 students Rio del Sol BElementary · Grades K–8 · 839 students Curren ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 817 students Lemonwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 808 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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