Thousand Oaks, CA vs Oak Park, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricThousand Oaks, CAOak Park, CA
Population125,20513,757
Median Household Income$135,603$163,085
Median Rent$2,664/mo$3,149/mo
Median Home Value$991,600$1,036,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.9%45%
Poverty Rate8.9%4.2%
Unemployment Rate4.3%4.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k127214*
Property Crime Rate /100k988709*
Median AQI5050
Good AQI Days /yr190190
Summer Highs77°F94°F
Winter Lows45°F43°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute24.6 min31.1 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher21.524.1
College Degree Rate51.4%63%
Foreign-Born %18.8%23.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.7%-1.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Oak Park (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.