The City of Oxnard offers residents a diverse range of high quality residential options from one-of-a-kind waterfront homes, to neighborhoods of single-family residences on tree-lined streets. Modern apartments, condominiums and townhouses within the city and near the water are also part of the variety of housing choices found in the area.

Oxnard also offers a wide variety of affordable housing resources and centers for assisted living in the area that contribute to pleasant and peaceful suburban environment.

Oxnard’s forecasted 2011 median home price (all units) is estimated to be $264,000, up 6.1% percent from 2010. Oxnard has the strongest market in new home sales. 34% of all Ventura County's 2009 new home sales occurred in Oxnard.