Living in Thousand Oaks, CA
Suburb in California
Thousand Oaks is a suburb in California, home to about 126,000 people, with 5.2 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Thousand Oaks a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Mild summers: highs around 77°F
- Safe: violent crime is 0.2× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
- Big job market: about 5.2 million people live within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $904k, and rent is $3,650 a month
- Higher taxes: about $3,279 state income tax per resident, 0.7% property tax
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Key facts
Living in Thousand Oaks: common questions
What is the cost of living in Thousand Oaks?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $904k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $3,650 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 111, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Thousand Oaks?
California collects about $3,279 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.7% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Thousand Oaks safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.2× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Thousand Oaks?
Thousand Oaks is warm all year: winter days average around 68°F and summer days around 77°F.
Does Thousand Oaks get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding and earthquakes: 10 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.4 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Thousand Oaks?
The nearest major airport is BUR, about 29 mi away.
How Thousand Oaks scores
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