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Pomona vs Oxnard

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

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Pomona, CAHometown of 77 notable peopleCalifornia · 147,943 people
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Oxnard, CAHometown of 67 notable peopleCalifornia · 200,928 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.

Pomona$3,930/mo
Typical home $682K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,810/mo · Housing →
Oxnard$4,420/mo
Typical home $760K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $2,032/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
PomonaOxnard
Snow a year0″0″
January low43°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)354d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th90th
Outdoors & history
PomonaOxnard
Trails6 mi27 mi
Conserved land2.8%6.5%
Settled1888—
National Register places124
Archive photos1712
Famous people born here7767
Community
PomonaOxnard
Library hours a week34 hrs54 hrs
Colleges in town21
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.

Pomona ↔ Oxnard83 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.

PomonaOxnard
People
Population 147,943Lowest 200,928Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.8%Lowest CA: +6.1% +2.1%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 36±0.7Highest 5% below CA 34.4±0.5Lowest 9% below CA
Kids under 18 22.9%±1Lowest CA: 22% 25.6%±0.8Highest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 13.4%±0.8Highest CA: 15.7% 12.2%±0.5Lowest 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+ 20.3%Highest CA: 37.1% 19.5%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±0.6Highest CA: 7.6% 5.9%±0.5Lowest CA: 7.6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,479±$3kLowest 20% below CA $96,212±$3kHighest about the CA average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $593,800±$9kLowest 19% below CA $652,700±$7kHighest 11% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,810±$38Lowest 11% below CA $2,032±$63Highest about the CA average
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,717Lowest 27% below CA $4,485Highest 12% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60.4%±3Highest CA: 55.3% 57.2%±3.2Lowest 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 14.3%Highest CA: 12% 11%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54%Lowest CA: 55.9% 54.4%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than CA 1977Highest 1 yr newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 11% above CA 25 minLowest 12% below CA
Work from home 9.3%±0.9Highest CA: 17.2% 7.4%±0.7Lowest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 10.8%Lowest 27%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.84Highest 0.67Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Los Angeles (10%)San Buenaventura (Ventura) (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OxnardFew work in Pomona
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Lowest 6.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.8 miLowest 26.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 26Lowest 50Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 105Highest 88.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #336 of 574 in CA#386 of 574 in CA
School district School of Arts and Enterprise District · Pomona UnifiedHueneme Elementary · Ocean View
High school in town Garey HighPacifica High
Students per teacherat that high school 20.9Lowest 23.8Highest
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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