Cost of living in Oxnard, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,032 a month.
Oxnard is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $96,212 a year.
- People
- 200,928
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,032
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $96,212
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $652,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,424
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA
Oxnard, California has about 200,928 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $652,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Ventura County is $2,424 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Oxnard. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area, prices sit at 110.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
California taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Oxnard's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical California home paid 33.61¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Oxnard's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in California averaged $4.53 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 982 places we list in California with a rent figure, 395 have higher typical rent than Oxnard.
Nearby places
- Channel Islands Beach
Typical rent $2,392
Compare with Oxnard - Port Hueneme
Typical rent $2,228
Compare with Oxnard - El Rio
Typical rent $2,089
Compare with Oxnard - San Buenaventura (Ventura)
Typical rent $2,198
Compare with Oxnard - Saticoy
Typical rent $2,292
Compare with Oxnard - Camarillo
Typical rent $2,734
Compare with Oxnard - Somis
Typical rent $2,548
- Santa Paula
Typical rent $1,736
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in California
Bigger places in California
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.