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34.28° N · 119.14° W · GEOID 0670322

Saticoy

Ventura County, California · part of the Oxnard, CA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

CaliforniaSaticoy, CASaticoySaticoy

The short answer

Saticoy is home to 1,518 people. Median household income is $86,276 a year and median rent is $2,292 a month, 31.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $361,600, about 4.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,292
68% above the median place
Median household income
$86,276
7% above the median place
Median home value
$361,600
13% above the median place
Unemployment
12.4%
154% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Saticoy

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $552 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 653 California places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 12.9% a year while rent rose 5.9%, so pay gained on rent more than in 93% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 31.9% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 96% of places its size.
  • Households average 3.29 people, larger than in 95% of places its size.
  • Unemployment averaged 12.4% over the survey period, higher than in 94% of places its size.
01

Moving to Saticoy

Ventura County loses about 5.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in24,951
Moved out28,912
Net−3,961

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$100K
Leavers$96K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Ventura County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.8% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Ventura County report $100,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $95,700.
Income you would need
$91,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,292 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,740 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $361,600.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 15.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Mastic, NY matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.8%
61% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$95,713
36% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
3.5%
39% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSaticoyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.5%39% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.8%61% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-5.6below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$100,30742% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$95,71336% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.4%, 59% below the median place.

Saticoy31.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$91,680
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
31.9%
56% above the median place
Home price to income
4.2x
10% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
32%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$59,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Saticoy, $2,292 a month, and local prices for everything else (98.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Saticoy, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Dumfries, VA25.2% vs 31.9%$1,500Compare
Josephine, TX22.3% vs 31.9%$10,800Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.4%
59% below the median place
Median year built1
1949
1% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,327
59% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSaticoyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,29268% above
Rent to income131.9%56% above
Property tax rate10.4%59% below
Home price to income14.2x10% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure110.510% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,42450% above
HUD area median income4County figure$135,60026% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,32759% below
Median home value1$361,60013% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.0%39% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure44.1%14% below
Homeownership1County figure64.6%3% below
Renters paying 30%+158.4%15% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7407% below
Vacant homes1County figure5.2%26% below
Median year built119491% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
12.4%
154% above the median place
Income per person1
$30,264
24% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSaticoyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$86,2767% above
Income per person1$30,26424% below
Unemployment112.4%154% above
Average annual pay6County figure$72,1489% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.4%35% below
Jobs6County figure335,864123% above
Poverty rate1County figure9.3%13% below
Mean commute1County figure26 min3% above
Works from home1County figure15.8%27% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 64.9%, 30% below the median place.

High school or higher1
64.9%
30% below the median place
Household size1
3.3
32% above the median place
Median age1
30.8
21% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureSaticoyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5186646th largest
Median age130.821% below
Bachelor's or higher114.3%56% below
High school or higher164.9%30% below
Household size13.332% above
Born abroad113.1%48% above
No health insurance1County figure7.3%14% above
Homes with broadband1County figure94.2%2% above
05

Life in Saticoy

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

  • Saticoy Southern Pacific Railroad Depot listed 2018

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents13.2 +30%
Playgrounds per 10k13.2 +40%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k13.2 15.1×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.7 12.7×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.2 −3%
Shops30.5 +1%
Arts, recreation and fitness7.6 +85%
Doctors' offices and clinics29.9 +48%
Child care centers2.5 +9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher11
22.7
47% above the median place
Public school students11
147,841
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
236
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureSaticoyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure236above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure147,841above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure22.747% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.23% below
Shops per 10k8County figure30.51% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure7.685% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure29.948% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.59% above
Parks per 10k913.230% above
Playgrounds per 10k913.240% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k913.2above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi92.7above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Saticoy. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk13
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Wildfire risk13
99.8
63% above the median place
Natural hazard risk13
99.4
8% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSaticoyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure84°F3% below
January average low12County figure38°F51% above
Average temperature12County figure58°F6% above
Annual precipitation12County figure20.3 in54% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure99.48% above
Hurricane risk13County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk13County figure42.448% below
Wildfire risk13County figure99.863% above
Heat wave risk13County figure85.85% below
Median air quality index14County figure5016% above
Good air days14County figure52.1%24% below
08

Saticoy in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 32% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 32% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,292/mo (2024)$2,950/mo$2,420 to $3,600/mo+4.3%
Median household income$86,276 (2024)$112,500$95,000 to $133,000+4.5%
Median home value$361,600 (2024)$465,000$337,000 to $640,000+4.3%

The median home would be worth 4.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Saticoy

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Mastic, NY$2,016$94,034Compare
Moreno Valley, CA$2,135$93,222Compare
Mead Valley, CA$1,926$86,795Compare
Bay Point, CA$2,063$82,565Compare
Bay Point, CAMead Valley, CAMoreno Valley, CAMastic, NYSaticoy, CASaticoyMasticMoreno ValleyMead ValleyBay PointSaticoyMasticMoreno ValleyMead ValleyBay Point

Common questions

Is Saticoy a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $552 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 653 California places. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 12.9% a year while rent rose 5.9%, so pay gained on rent more than in 93% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Saticoy expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 31.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $361,600.

What salary do you need to live in Saticoy?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $91,680 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Saticoy?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Mastic, NY, Moreno Valley, CA, Mead Valley, CA and Bay Point, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Saticoy with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Saticoy itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/saticoy-california

Citytistics. “Saticoy, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/saticoy-california/

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