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Fact text

  • Ventura's official name is actually 'San Buenaventura,' named after a 13th-century saint, making it one of California's wordiest city names.
  • The Ventura Pier, built in 1872, was once the longest wooden pier in all of California.
  • The ancient Chumash people who lived here used large hand-sewn plank canoes called Tomols to sail to the Channel Islands and trade acorns for sea otter pelts.
  • Ventura's downtown landmarks, including its theater and hotel, were largely built during a roaring 1920s oil boom that once pumped 90,000 barrels a day.
Your
Ventura
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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108467
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Total Population
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$
79986
Median Income
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$
593700
Median Home
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18
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Ventura
ranks for retirees?
26
/ 100

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

Tax
8
Affordability
7
Healthcare
43
Climate
62

Results

Ventura

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

California does not tax Social Security benefits, though retirees should plan for the state's income tax on other retirement income and a base sales tax rate of 7.25%.

State sales tax here runs about

7

%.

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

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
7

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
7
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
62

A

Mild

climate — summers peak near

71

°F, winters dip to about

46

°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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