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Living here
Average rent in Oxnard
What renters actually pay, by number of bedrooms, and how Oxnard compares with California and the US.
Median rent
$1,962/mo
46% above US
1 bedroom
$1,677/mo
42% above US
2 bedrooms
$1,856/mo
39% above US
Renters paying 30%+ of income
57%
US 50%
Renter households
23,882
Rent by number of bedrooms
Studio$1,444a month22% above USIncome needed: $57,760/yr
1 bedroom$1,677a month42% above USIncome needed: $67,080/yr
2 bedrooms$1,856a month39% above USIncome needed: $74,240/yr
3 bedrooms$2,396a month60% above USIncome needed: $95,840/yr
4 bedrooms$2,903a month56% above USIncome needed: $116,120/yr
5+ bedrooms$3,019a month53% above USIncome needed: $120,760/yr
Median gross rent (contract rent plus utilities) for occupied rental units, by bedrooms. Income needed uses the 30% rule.
How Oxnard compares
- Oxnard$1,444
- California$1,531
- United States$1,185
- Oxnard$1,677
- California$1,709
- United States$1,180
- Oxnard$1,856
- California$2,014
- United States$1,338
- Oxnard$2,396
- California$2,262
- United States$1,500
Two-bedroom rent in nearby cities
- Oxnard$1,856
- Thousand Oaks$2,485
- Simi Valley$2,459
- Beverly Hills$3,369
- West Hollywood$2,528
- Manhattan Beach$3,501
- Torrance$2,370
- Carson$1,717
- Oxnard57%
- Thousand Oaks57%
- Simi Valley66%
- Beverly Hills54%
- West Hollywood47%
- Manhattan Beach37%
- Torrance51%
- Carson52%
Nearby cities are other Local City Network guides in California, nearest first.
What rent can you afford?
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At 30% of income you can spend about $1,856 a month.
- Studio $1,444
- 1 bedroom $1,677
- 2 bedrooms $1,856
- 3 bedrooms $2,396
- 4 bedrooms $2,903
- 5+ bedrooms $3,019
Green means the median Oxnard rent for that size fits your budget. Landlords often ask for income of 2.5–3× the monthly rent.
How stretched are renters?
57% of Oxnard renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 26% spend half or more. The typical renter household puts 34% of its income toward rent (US: 50% and 25%).
Rent by zip code
93035$2,478/momedian rent93036$2,199/momedian rent93030$1,853/momedian rent93033$1,810/momedian rent
Median gross rent for each ZIP Code Tabulation Area that overlaps Oxnard.
HUD fair market rents
Studio$1,827
1 bedroom$2,035
2 bedrooms$2,424
3 bedrooms$3,287
4 bedrooms$3,816
HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA are the payment benchmarks for housing vouchers (about the 40th percentile of recent movers’ rents), so they often differ from the medians above.
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What is the average rent in Oxnard?
The median gross rent (rent plus utilities) is $1,962 a month, same as the California median and 46% above the national median.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Oxnard?
The median one-bedroom rents for $1,677 a month (US: $1,180).
How much is a two-bedroom in Oxnard?
The median two-bedroom rents for $1,856 a month (US: $1,338).
How much do you need to make to rent in Oxnard?
Using the common 30% rule, a median two-bedroom ($1,856) takes a household income of about $74,240 a year, and a one-bedroom about $67,080.
Is rent affordable in Oxnard?
About 57% of Oxnard renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 26% spend at least half (US: 50% and 25%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates (tables B25031, B25070 and B25071). Estimates have margins of error; figures are in 2023 dollars.