Oxnard multifamily market, October 2026

Neither side has the edge in Oxnard, and it is cooling: asking rents are up 0.9% on a year, while jobs slipped 0.3%.

Updated October 27, 2026 · from Zillow, BLS and the US Census Bureau

+0.9%

Asking rent, year over year

Zillow · September 2026

-0.3%

Jobs, year over year

BLS · September 2026, preliminary

4.5%YEARLY

Vacancy

Census · 2024 count

What is moving now

Asking rents are up 0.9% on a year to September 2026, which is the figure the condition is read from. Jobs are down 0.3% over the same year to September 2026, a first release the BLS revises the following month. Job growth has cooled (September 2026).

The backdrop

These are yearly Census counts, not this month's: 4.5% of rentals sat empty in 2024, permits for new apartments were down 7% in 2025, more people moved out than in in 2025, and the typical rent was $2,313 a month in 2024. They are the background the monthly figures move against, and they are the newest the Census has published.

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Common questions about Oxnard

Answered from the data, updated October 27, 2026

Is the Oxnard rental market tight or soft right now?

In Oxnard right now, neither side has a clear edge, and it is cooling.

Which way is the Oxnard market heading?

Oxnard is cooling right now, as asking rents firm over the past year (Zillow ZORI, monthly).

Is Oxnard a landlord's or a renter's market?

Oxnard is a balanced market right now, with neither side holding a clear edge.

What is the vacancy rate in Oxnard?

Vacancy in Oxnard is 4.5% in the 2024 count, a yearly snapshot rather than a monthly reading (US Census Bureau).

How much have Oxnard rents changed?

Asking rents in Oxnard are up 0.9% over the past year (Zillow ZORI, monthly, latest Sep 2026).

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Data: Zillow ZORI, BLS, US Census Bureau, FRED, and the MetroSgnl news feed. Recomputed daily. Market information only, not investment advice.
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