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Ojai, CA vs Raleigh Hills, OR

Ojai

California

vs

Raleigh Hills

Oregon

Across 37 directional measures we can compare, Ojai leads on 14 and Raleigh Hills on 23. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 17% higher in Ojai, while median household income is higher in Raleigh Hills.

Median gross rent
$1,955$1,672
Ojai is 17% higher
Median household income
$82,656$120,000
Ojai is 31% lower
Median home value
$1,016,200$913,700
Ojai is 11% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $60,300 a year left in Ojai and $98,600 in Raleigh Hills. Money goes further in Raleigh Hills, by about $38,200 a year.
  • A household earning Ojai's median of $82,656 would need about $81,000 in Raleigh Hills to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 2.6 points a year in Ojai, and rent and pay rose at about the same pace in Raleigh Hills.

How these are calculated

CaliforniaOregonRaleigh Hills, OROjai, CAOjaiRaleigh HillsOjaiRaleigh Hills

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Raleigh Hills, ORComposite 66.3 / 100
89
436687n/a7776n/a
02Ojai, CAComposite 55.3 / 100
65
455777472906

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureOjaiRaleigh HillsAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,955$1,672
Rent to income128.4%16.7%
Property tax rate10.7%0.9%
Home price to income112.3x7.6x
Prices vs US average2110.5105.4
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,424$1,878
HUD area median income4$135,600$128,300
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$7,355$8,433
Median home value1$1,016,200$913,700
Home prices, 1-year change52.0%-0.5%
Home prices, 5-year change544.1%32.8%
Homeownership159.2%52.8%
Renters paying 30%+163.0%51.9%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,552$3,356
Vacant homes19.1%3.2%
Median year built119711967
Jobs and income
Median household income1$82,656$120,000
Income per person1$60,777$101,517
Unemployment14.6%4.9%
Average annual pay6$72,148$90,003
Pay growth, 1 year62.4%-0.3%
Jobs6335,864302,567
Poverty rate18.2%7.0%
Mean commute122 min21 min
Works from home126.7%24.3%
Commutes by transit10.6%3.1%
People
Population17,5776,744
Population change since 20207-1.9%n/a
Median age147.346.6
Bachelor's or higher147.8%57.8%
High school or higher190.5%93.2%
Household size12.32.1
Born abroad115.4%10.2%
No health insurance14.5%5.2%
Homes with broadband196.0%95.9%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.8%9.3%
Moved from another state10.8%2.8%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-5.6-8.2
Income of households moving in8$100,307$83,931
Income of households moving out8$95,713$91,722
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k920.222.3
Shops per 10k930.526.3
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k97.64.8
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k929.922.6
Child care centers per 10k92.55.0
Parks per 10k1022.48.9
Playgrounds per 10k1015.814.8
Grocery stores per 10k107.95.9
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1081.835.6
Libraries per 10k102.63.0
Named paths and bike trails1011.70.5
Transit stops per sq mi105.023.7
Nearest National Park Service site1143.810.5
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1121
National Register listings12451
Founded or incorporated131921n/a
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14119n/a
Property crime per 100k14623n/a
Schools
Public schools159136
Public school students152,08379,469
Students per teacher1522.918.5
Climate
July average high1684°F78°F
January average low1638°F35°F
Average temperature1658°F51°F
Annual precipitation1620.3 in55.7 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1799.496.0
Hurricane risk170.0n/a
Tornado risk1742.453.1
Wildfire risk1799.850.9
Heat wave risk1785.896.6
Median air quality index185036
Good air days1852.1%79.2%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Ojai $78,200, Raleigh Hills $66,880 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 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
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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