Best PlacesWest Village, Oxnard, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Village, Oxnard, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
West Village, Oxnard ranks 1,688th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Village, 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.
West Village, Oxnard's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Village, Oxnard ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 289 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Household income$139,816 median, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where West Village, Oxnard ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,601 a month, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in West Village, Oxnard
A household needs to earn about $210,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Village, Oxnard home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $139,816, 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 West Village, Oxnard's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 West Village, Oxnard
West Village, 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 West Village, Oxnard.
Who works in West Village, Oxnard, and how
Work in West Village, Oxnard centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in West Village, Oxnard
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across West Village, Oxnard, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Village, Oxnard, month by month
West Village, Oxnard sees roughly 289 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 West Village, 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 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Village, Oxnard
Schools across West Village, Oxnard average a D+, better than 25% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Pacifica HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Village, Oxnard school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Village, 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 West Village, Oxnard against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in West Village, Oxnard
Is West Village, Oxnard a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Village, Oxnard ranks 1,688th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, heat safety, and high incomes, and lowest on tree cover and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Village, Oxnard expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $807,585. The overall cost of living runs about 23% above the national average. Set against a $139,816 median income, cost of living beats 76% of neighborhoods.
Is West Village, Oxnard safe?
Yes, West Village, Oxnard is safer than 77% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $329 per resident a year.
Compare West Village, Oxnard with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Village, Oxnard. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Village, 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.
West Village, Oxnard detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Village, Oxnard: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Village, Oxnard: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Village, Oxnard: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Village, Oxnard: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Village, 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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