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.

As a by-product of successful economic development, the apartment rental market has become extremely tight. The Construction Industry Research Board reported that multi-family building permits have been increasing sharply, including apartments and condominiums since 2002. There are more than 5,000 housing units either under construction, permitted, or in the negotiation phase to provide for the growing population in Oxnard.