Ventura, CA Housing Market: Home Prices & Rent
Ventura home values since 2000
Last few years
Rent in Ventura
Owning vs renting, monthly
Buying the typical Ventura home with 20% down at this week's 7.32% 30-year rate costs about $5,976/month (principal, interest plus ~1.5% a year for tax and insurance) vs $2,898/month typical rent.
Rate: Freddie Mac, week of Oct 22, 2026. Estimate for comparison only.
Ventura vs the Oxnard metro, California and the U.S.
| Typical home | 12-month change | Typical rent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura, CA | $886k | +1.4% | $2,898/mo |
| Oxnard metro | $870k | +1.1% | $2,955/mo |
| California | $762k | +0.6% | - |
| United States | $366k | +1.2% | $1,932/mo |
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Common questions
Are home prices falling in Ventura, CA?
No - the typical Ventura home value is up 1.4% over the past 12 months, at $886k (September 2026).
Is the Ventura housing market crashing?
Home values are close to their 2020s high and up 1.4% over the past year - a rising market, not a sudden collapse. Whether that continues isn't knowable from the data - this page updates every month when new figures come out.
How much is rent in Ventura, CA?
Typical rent in Ventura is $2,898 a month (September 2026), +3.4% over 12 months.
Is Ventura more expensive than the rest of the Oxnard area?
The typical Ventura home ($886k) is 2% above the Oxnard metro typical of $870k (September 2026).
More of the Oxnard area
Sources: Data Provided by Zillow Group (Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index for the city of Ventura, September 2026; days to contract for the metro area). 30-year mortgage rate: Freddie Mac PMMS. How we calculate.