Oxnard CA Community & Homes for Sale

Oxnard is located with the shore of the Pacific Ocean as its southwesterly border. The City of Ventura is northwest of Oxnard, Camarillo is to the east, and Oxnard surrounds Port Hueneme to the south. Oxnard is approximately 60 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles and 35 miles south of Santa Barbara.

Our attractive community by the Pacific Ocean is an ideal place to raise a family and run a business. It is also a destination for visitors because of its beautiful long stretches of sandy beaches, outstanding hospitality and accommodations. The ideal Southern California weather offers boundless recreational opportunities all year long for everyone.

The City of Oxnard is proud of its outstanding quality of life, strong economy, fine schools, excellent healthcare, low crime rate and the Chamber’s contributions to the community. These features and more have made Oxnard ready for the challenges of the year 2011 and beyond.

Attractive residential areas are located among tree-lined streets, parks and beaches. The city has few high-rise buildings, and there is a comfortable downtown business district where people have been doing business for years. All of Oxnard has a pleasant suburban atmosphere.

Those who are fortunate enough to live in Oxnard enjoy a spirit of community pride; excellent healthcare facilities; outstanding educational opportunities; a wide variety of housing choices; and a dynamic, balanced economy.

Oxnard History

In 1896, local farmers began experimenting with sugar beets in addition to barley and lima beans. A prominent local farmer, Albert Maulhardt, visited Henry T. Oxnard and his three brothers’ American Beet Sugar factory in Chino, which led him to plant sugar beets for shipment to the plant. Maulhardt’s success persuaded other ranchers to switch from grain to sugar beets. Encouraged by a pledge of 18,000 acres of sugar beets from local farmers, the Oxnard brothers completed construction of a sugar beet factory adjacent to the beet fields in 1898 on what was then known as Rancho Colonia. The massive brick factory, with its 150-foot smokestacks, was located a few blocks northeast of a town-site that, five years later, would become the City of Oxnard.

Oxnard was incorporated in 1903 by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, who officially named the city after the Oxnard brothers who established the American Beet Sugar Company between 1887 and 1889. The city grew steadily into what is the largest city in Ventura County, with a population of just over 200,000 residents.

Recreation & Activities

Every year, millions of visitors and residents experience the joy of outstanding recreational opportunities in Oxnard. There are a multitude of diverse recreational activities within a small geographical area.

Due in large part to Oxnard’s temperate and sunny climate, a wide variety of outdoor recreation and attraction venues are available to residents and visitors year round. More than seven miles of white sandy beaches, 58 parks and a state beach campground are found within the city.

Residents and visitors enjoy a diverse offering of activities. Sailing, kayaking, surfing, tennis, golf, bicycling and city programs are just some of the examples of recreational opportunities available in Oxnard. For hikers and bicyclists, there are dozens of nearby trails and more than 35 miles of bike paths and lanes. The paths are available in several parks, along the beach and throughout Channel Islands Harbor. If water is more your venue, consider renting a kayak or electric boat to tour the Harbor. Breathtaking sunsets and the sights on the Pacific Ocean provide a local paradise.

Oxnard offers a golfer’s paradise. In addition to River Ridge Golf Club, there are eight public and three private golf courses in the area to offer a variety of challenges and scenery.

The Oxnard Convention & Visitors Bureau provides information on agricultural tours, sport fishing trips, citrus packing facility tours, home tours, historical points of interest, ecological tours of wetlands and sand dunes, military installations, wine tours and technical facilities tours. For information visit their website at www.visitoxnard.com.

Education in Oxnard

Elementary

The City of Oxnard is served by four elementary school districts that compares favorably with that of suburban areas throughout the United States. Facilities are modern, student-teacher ratios are low, and budgets are sound.

High School

The Oxnard Union High School District (OUHSD) serves a diverse community that stretches from north Oxnard, east to the City of Camarillo and south to Point Mugu. The district enrolls more than 16,000 students in six comprehensive high schools, one continuation high school and one alternative educational program.

Colleges & Universities

Oxnard College is a public, two-year community college that has been a part of the Ventura County Community College District since 1975. The college offers 30 Associate of Science and 18 Associate of Arts degree programs and continuing education courses. Oxnard College is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

California State University Channel Islands is the 23rd campus of the California State University system. The 670-acre campus is located midway between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles and is adjacent to Oxnard, near Camarillo. The four-year, public university is known for its interdisciplinary, multicultural, international perspectives and service learning.

Azusa Pacific University (APU), a private Christian university, has an off-site regional center in Oxnard that is a direct extension of APU’s main campus in Azusa, California. The regional center offers undergraduate degree completion programs as well as a wide variety of master’s degrees and credential programs. All courses are offered in the evening and are taught by both full-time faculty and local adjunct professors.

University of La Verne (ULV) offers 88 bachelors and master’s degrees, along with four doctorates within four major colleges and one school. ULV has a regional campus in Oxnard as well as additional class sites in Ventura and Moorpark.