Best PlacesKamala Park, Oxnard, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kamala Park, Oxnard, 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.
Kamala Park, Oxnard ranks 4,351st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kamala Park, Oxnard
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.
Kamala Park, Oxnard's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kamala Park, Oxnard ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 292 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Kamala Park, Oxnard ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Kamala Park, Oxnard
A household needs to earn about $142,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kamala Park, Oxnard home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,843, 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 Kamala Park, Oxnard's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 Kamala Park, Oxnard
Kamala Park, Oxnard runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kamala Park, Oxnard.
Who works in Kamala Park, Oxnard, and how
Work in Kamala Park, Oxnard centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Kamala Park, Oxnard
The coast is about 4 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Kamala Park, Oxnard, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Kamala Park, Oxnard, month by month
Kamala Park, Oxnard sees roughly 292 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 73 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 46. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 56° | 46° |
| April | 68° | 58° | 50° |
| July | 73° | 66° | 60° |
| October | 76° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Kamala Park, Oxnard
The nearest airport, Santa Barbara Municipal, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bob Hope, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kamala Park, Oxnard
Schools across Kamala Park, Oxnard average a D+, better than 26% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Oxnard HighC · 31% proficient
- Hueneme HighC− · 29% proficient
- Pacifica HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kamala Park, Oxnard school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kamala Park, Oxnard 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 Kamala Park, Oxnard against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Kamala Park, Oxnard
Is Kamala Park, Oxnard a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kamala Park, Oxnard ranks 4,351st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, the weather, and heat safety, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kamala Park, Oxnard expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $545,122. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $66,843 median income, cost of living beats 12% of neighborhoods.
Is Kamala Park, Oxnard safe?
Kamala Park, Oxnard is safer than 48% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $505 per resident a year.
Compare Kamala Park, Oxnard with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kamala Park, Oxnard. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kamala Park, Oxnard 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.
Kamala Park, Oxnard detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kamala Park, Oxnard: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kamala Park, Oxnard: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kamala Park, Oxnard: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kamala Park, Oxnard: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kamala Park, Oxnard 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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