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Residential comparison · 13 facts

Camarillo, CA vs San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in Camarillo needs about $79,000 in San Buenaventura (Ventura) to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from San Buenaventura (Ventura), $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $91,000 in Camarillo.

A few differences

Camarillo vs San Buenaventura (Ventura) · facet by facet
FacetCamarillo, CASan Buenaventura (Ventura), CA
Median home price$827,300$827,300
2-bedroom rent$2,594/mo$2,299/mo
Property tax rate0.75%0.75%
State & local income tax2.09%2.09%
Sales tax8.8%8.8%
Cost of living index150146
Groceries index112112
Utilities$245/mo$245/mo
Median household income$113,428$103,069
Unemployment rate5.2%5.2%
Crime index52/10052/100
School rating5.5/105.5/10
Sunny days / year260 days260 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

Full profiles: Camarillo, CA · San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA
Questions & answers
Is Camarillo cheaper than San Buenaventura (Ventura)?
San Buenaventura (Ventura) has the lower day-to-day cost index (146 vs 150 against a national 100). The other differences are shown facet by facet in the table.
What household income in San Buenaventura (Ventura) equals $85,000 in Camarillo?
A household earning $85,000 in Camarillo needs about $79,000 in San Buenaventura (Ventura) to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of San Buenaventura (Ventura) lifestyle costs about $91,000 in Camarillo.