Fact text

  • A 14-year-old named Bobby Harrington won a naming competition in the 1920s, giving Thousand Oaks its now-iconic name.
  • When the city incorporated in 1964, 87% of residents voted to keep the name Thousand Oaks over the developer's suggested 'Conejo City.'
  • The valley is home to an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 oak trees, so the name is not even close to an exaggeration.
  • Thousand Oaks was once home to a tight-knit Norwegian colony, and California Lutheran University still hosts an annual Scandinavian Festival on the same land.
  • A historic 1876 stagecoach inn that once served travelers between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara still stands today as a California Historical Landmark and museum.
Your
Thousand Oaks
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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127648
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Total Population
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$
108377
Median Income
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$
751900
Median Home
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20
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Thousand Oaks
ranks for retirees?
32
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
8
Affordability
9
Healthcare
43
Climate
95

Results

Thousand Oaks

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

California does not tax Social Security benefits, though retirees with other income sources will face the state's income tax and a base sales tax rate of about 7.25%.

State sales tax here runs about

7

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
8
7
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
9

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
9
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
43

The area has

6

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

3

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
95

A

Mild

climate — summers peak near

83

°F, winters dip to about

45

°F, with roughly

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Mild
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively High

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively High

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