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Thousand Oaks, CA is a great place to live. It has its pros and cons like any city, but with a quality of life rating of 10/10 and an overall value of 9/10, it’s no surprise why so many people choose to live here.
This rating is a weighted average of commute time, crime rate, population, median salary, and more.
10/10
This score adds annual household income and cost of living to the city rating.
9/10
Compared to New York, Thousand Oaks has a very low population density. Thousand Oaks is perfect for those who like a quiet city.
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Thousand Oaks, CA is a great place to live. It has its pros and cons like any city, but with a quality of life rating of 10/10 and an overall value of 9/10, it's no surprise why so many people choose to live here.
Population density is a way of determining how crowded an area is. Thousand Oaks has a population density of 2,295, with 125,881 current residents.
Out of the 125,881 current residents, 49% are male and 51% are female. 63% of the residents are married and 37% are single.
As for living in Thousand Oaks, the air quality is 24% and the weather, on average, is 73% sunny, 22% rainy, and 0% snowy. The average temperature is 61°F.
Whether you're looking to buy or rent a home in Thousand Oaks, you should know that 73% of homes are owned while 23.4% of homes are rented, and 3.7% of homes are vacant. The median price of a home is 532,220, the median age of homes is 30 years, the annual home appreciation is -3.97% and the annual property tax is 7.62%.
When looking at the community of Thousand Oaks, it's important to determine the crime rate. Thousand Oaks's crime rate is 2 total number of crimes reported per 100,000 total population. The average age of residents in Thousand Oaks is 40 years and the breakdown of political affiliations is 55.01% Democratic, 42.77% Republican, and 2.23% Independent.
Student teacher ratio 1:22
When looking at Thousand Oaks, it's important to understand employment statistics. 9% of residents are unemployed in Thousand Oaks (which does not include the percentage of residents who are no longer in the labor force). Of the employed Thousand Oaks residents: 21.3% work in the management and business field, 11.4% are in the customer service field, 27.9% are in the sales field, 5.4% of employed residents work in the construction field, and 6.3% work in production. When it comes to education, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:22. The percentage of residents who have graduated high school is 91%, 8% of residents have an associate's degree, 27% of residents have a bachelor's degree, and 16% have a graduate degree.
If you plan on commuting to work in Thousand Oaks, you should be aware that the average commute time is 28 minutes, compared to the national average commute time of 26 minutes. When it comes to commuting, residents of Thousand Oaks have a few different options. 81% of commuters use their own cars, 9% of commuters carpool, 1% of commuters use the transit system, and 6% of residents work from home.
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