Best PlacesCamarillo, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Camarillo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Camarillo ranks 355th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Camarillo
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Camarillo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Camarillo ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 278 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of cities
- BikingBetter than 81% of cities
- Household income$128,422 median, better than 81% of cities
Where Camarillo ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,601 a month, better than only 10% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 14% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 24% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Camarillo
A household needs to earn about $227,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Camarillo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $128,422, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Camarillo's effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Camarillo
Camarillo runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Camarillo.
Who works in Camarillo, and how
Work in Camarillo centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Camarillo
Camarillo has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of cities and more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. The coast is about 15 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Camarillo and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Camarillo, month by month
Camarillo sees roughly 278 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 80° | 69° | 61° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Camarillo
Bob Hope sits about 38 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.1 million passengers in 2025, with 54 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Camarillo
Schools across Camarillo average a B+, better than 78% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Santa Rosa Technology MagnetA · 72% proficient
- La MariposaA · 72% proficient
- Los Primeros School Of Sciences & ArtsA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Las Colinas MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Chaparral MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Monte Vista MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Newbury Park HighA · 68% proficient
- Thousand Oaks HighA− · 65% proficient
- Rancho Campana HighA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Camarillo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Camarillo measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Camarillo against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Camarillo suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 20% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 98% of cities and health care access beats 69%.
Common questions about living in Camarillo
Is Camarillo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Camarillo ranks 355th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on the weather, fast internet, and big-city access, and lowest on childcare costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Camarillo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $878,121. The overall cost of living runs about 32% above the national average. Set against a $128,422 median income, cost of living beats 54% of cities.
Is Camarillo safe?
Yes, Camarillo is safer than 65% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $303 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Camarillo?
July highs average about 80 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 44. That works out to about 278 pleasant days a year, more than 98% of cities.
Is Camarillo good for families?
Schools beat 78% of cities, crime safety beats 65%, and childcare runs $1,601 a month.
Compare Camarillo with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Camarillo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Camarillo represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Camarillo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Camarillo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Camarillo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Camarillo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Camarillo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Camarillo detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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