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Property management companies in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area

How the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #332 of 374 scored metro areas
#20 of 25 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
139
3 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
234
+12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5.8B
On rent and homeowner costs · $20,696 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
75
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
67% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
830,851
−1.5% since 2020

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What this means

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #332 of 374 scored metro areas and #20 of 25 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area spend about $5.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $20,696 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 25% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.

There are 139 property management companies on map listings in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 67% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area was 234 in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,198 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area compares

The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Property management in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureOxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.04.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)7588100
Households per official establishment1,1981,0291,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.5%+15.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$20,696$19,977$16,661
Median household income$109,797$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3231

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
234+12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
980
Annual payroll, 2023
$64.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1393 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$1.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
830,851−1.5% since 2020
Households
280,360
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,841 sq. mi.
People per square mile
455
Median household income
$109,797+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$144,867
Median home value
$822,700
Jobs located here
321,509
Daytime population
755,963Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in California for property management companies, numbered among those based in California, with the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area marked.

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Stockton-Lodi, CA68662.7127+5.5%#44 of 374
2Merced, CA63242.8107+5.1%#78 of 374
3Visalia, CA58322.2138+2.4%#110 of 374
4Vallejo, CA55462.9122+0.6%#137 of 374
5El Centro, CA5461.2237+1.1%#142 of 374
6Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA544773.3103+3.5%#150 of 374
7Napa, CA53102.0188−3.3%#155 of 374
8Hanford-Corcoran, CA52112.5122+1.0%#163 of 374
9Yuba City, CA51213.494+3.3%#177 of 374
10Bakersfield-Delano, CA50853.0103+2.3%#186 of 374
20Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA321395.075−1.5%#332 of 374

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Questions

How many property management companies are in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 139 property management companies in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 234 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $5.8B a year, or $20,696 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 139 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 25% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 280,360 households in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area has 5.0 property management companies per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 75, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area would have about 104, against 139 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,198 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area at 830,851 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 280,360 households. Median household income in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area is $109,797, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area scores 32 for property management companies (lower middle), #332 of 374 scored metro areas.

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