Moorpark, CA — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Ventura County · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura · population 35,621

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Moorpark, CA
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59
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Moorpark stands

At or near all-time high.

Median home $944,766
1-year +0.7%
5-yr CAGR +4.3%
vs 5-yr peak -0.0%
Population -0.5%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2026-03$945k$553k$696k$839k$983k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
32/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
52/100
Workable for remote workers
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$2,833/mo$2,544$2,822$3,10020242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent10110410020242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 27.8
Rent

At a 27.8 price-to-rent ratio, renting beats buying in Moorpark for most shorter holds. The premium you pay to own would take many years of rent savings to recoup, and that's before maintenance, taxes, and opportunity cost on the down payment.

How the momentum score breaks down

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Home YoY
53 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
61 · w22%
Distance from peak
90 · w18%
Population growth
38 · w16%
Rent YoY
44 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
59 · w10%
Long thesis

Moorpark has held up across the cycle: home values at $944,766 with +4.3% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Moorpark carries a $944,766 median home with only +0.7% YoY. Premium pricing in a flat tape is the bear setup — you're paying for the trend that already ran while new buyers can't afford to extend it.

About Moorpark

Moorpark is a city in Ventura County, California, with an estimated population of 35,621. It anchors the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area. The median home value in Moorpark is $944,766 as of 2026-04, up 0.7% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.3% annual growth, with prices at or near the 5-year peak. Rents in Moorpark average $2,833 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (-0.3%). The composite momentum score is 59 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●Held the highs: currently -0.0% from the 5-year peak — this market refused to give back gains.
○The data is the data: Moorpark has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●Expensive AND not growing: median home $944,766 with only +0.7% YoY. You’re paying premium pricing for a flat trend.
●Flat or shrinking population: -0.5% per year. Housing demand has to come from somewhere — verify the source.

About Moorpark (Wikipedia)

Moorpark is a city in Ventura County in Southern California. Moorpark was founded in 1900. The town grew from just over 4,000 citizens in 1980 to over 25,000 by 1990. The population was 36,284 at the 2020 census, up from 34,421 at the 2010 census.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Ventura County right now.

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Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Ventura County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

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Run the numbers for Moorpark

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 41°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
82° / 60°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
258
~71% of year
Annual precip
22″ rain
8″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
Very high
Earthquake
Very high
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Current weather

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
65%
Moderate climate
Median household income
$91,500
California state median
Top industries (state-level)
TechEntertainmentAgriculture

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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