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Oxnard vs Pomona

83 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.6× in Oxnard) and work in town (+16.2 pts in Oxnard).

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Oxnard, CAHometown of 67 notable peopleCalifornia · 200,928 people
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Pomona, CAHometown of 77 notable peopleCalifornia · 147,943 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Oxnard

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Oxnard$4,420/mo
Typical home $760K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $2,032/mo · Housing →
Pomona$3,930/mo
Typical home $682K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,810/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Oxnard and Pomona.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Oxnard places higher on 14 of 26 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
OxnardPomona
Snow a year0″0″
January low—43°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—354d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th96th
Outdoors & history
OxnardPomona
Trails27 mi6 mi
Conserved land6.5%2.8%
Settled—1888
National Register places412
Archive photos1217
Famous people born here6777
Community
OxnardPomona
Library hours a week54 hrs34 hrs
Colleges in town12
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

83 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Oxnard ↔ Pomona83 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

OxnardPomona
People
Population 200,928Highest 147,943Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.1%Highest CA: +6.1% +1.8%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 34.4±0.5Lowest 9% below CA 36±0.7Highest 5% below CA
Kids under 18 25.6%±0.8Highest CA: 22% 22.9%±1Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 12.2%±0.5Lowest CA: 15.7% 13.4%±0.8Highest CA: 15.7%
Pomona and Oxnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.5%Lowest CA: 37.1% 20.3%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±0.5Lowest CA: 7.6% 8.3%±0.6Highest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,212±$3kHighest about the CA average $79,479±$3kLowest 20% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $652,700±$7kHighest 11% below CA $593,800±$9kLowest 19% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,032±$63Highest about the CA average $1,810±$38Lowest 11% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,485Highest 12% below CA $3,717Lowest 27% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.2%±3.2Lowest CA: 55.3% 60.4%±3Highest CA: 55.3%
Pomona and Oxnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11%Lowest CA: 12% 14.3%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.4%Highest CA: 55.9% 54%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 1 yr newer than CA 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 12% below CA 32 minHighest 11% above CA
Work from home 7.4%±0.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 9.3%±0.9Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 27%Highest 10.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 15.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.67Lowest 0.84Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Buenaventura (Ventura) (13%)Los Angeles (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PomonaFew work in Oxnard
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.5%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 26.6 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 50Highest 26Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 88.4Lowest 105Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #386 of 574 in CA#336 of 574 in CA
School district Hueneme Elementary · Ocean ViewSchool of Arts and Enterprise District · Pomona Unified
High school in town Pacifica HighGarey High
Students per teacherat that high school 23.8Highest 20.9Lowest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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