What to know before you move: cost, market timing, who it fits.
If you're considering a move to Thousand Oaks, CA, the most important variables are the local housing market, the cost structure (taxes, insurance, utilities), and how well the city fits your day-to-day life. This page summarizes the housing market read; pair it with the cost of living page for the full picture.
Thousand Oaks is a city in Ventura County, California, with an estimated population of 124,229. It anchors the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area. The population has contracted 0.5% per year on average since 2020. The median home value in Thousand Oaks is $1,053,424 as of 2026-04, down 0.0% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.4% annual growth, with prices at or near the 5-year peak. Rents in Thousand Oaks average $3,396 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+2.9%). The composite momentum score is 60 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.
Sideways market (-0.0% YoY). No urgency to time the macro trend — focus on the home and neighborhood.
Reasons people move here
- Held the highs: currently -0.5% from the 5-year peak — this market refused to give back gains.
- The data is the data: Thousand Oaks has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.
Things to know first
- Expensive AND not growing: median home $1,053,424 with only -0.0% 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.
More about Thousand Oaks
Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.