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Living the Ventura County Life
There are many wonderful places to live in Ventura County if you know where to look. It won’t take you long, even if you’re brand new to the area, to discover why so many people take pride in calling this booming area west of Los Angeles their home.
You have any type of lifestyle imaginable available to you in Ventura County, from luxurious beach living to a condo starter home in the city, and everything in between. And believe me, there is a lot of ground to cover between those two extremes.
Country living in Ventura County
Believe it or not, there is still considerable open space and a comfortable rural lifestyle available in California’s Ventura County, with a significant amount of tax revenue generated by agriculture. In fact, according to Ventura County’s Farm Bureau, ten percent of the jobs in the county are highly dependent on agriculture, with as much as a $75 million tax based from that sector alone every year. As a result, there is an abundance of acreage still available for the right property owner who might appreciate the open space that is so hard to find in Los Angeles.
Great areas to live in Ventura County
Some of the nicest places to live in Ventura County include Thousands Oaks, Oak Park, and other parts of the serene and scenic Conejo Valley. Thousand Oaks homes, as well as other neighborhoods like Oak Park, Agoura Hills, and Westlake Village, have been characterized by their relative stability in property values compared to some parts of the nation, and their award-winning schools.
Other parts of Ventura County include Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Moorpark, and Oxnard, to list a few.
Ventura County economy
One of the intriguing things about Ventura County is the fact that it provides such an wide array of lifestyles and economies to choose from when picking a neighborhood to live in. Families can still find open areas of land to build secluded Ventura County ranches, or upscale bedroom communities with great schools and an easy commute to the abundant employers nearby.
Some of the largest employers in Ventura County include Amgen in Thousand Oaks, the U.S. Navy, with its Naval Air Warfare Center in Point Mugu and its Naval Constructin Battalion in Port Hueneme, Baxter Bioscience and Healthcare in Westlake Village, Blue Cross of California in Westlake Village, and Harbor Freight Tools in Camarillo.
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