Sell Your Commercial Property In Ventura, CA

Who Rents in Ventura, CA

Renters occupied 18,444 of Ventura's 41,858 households, a 44.1% share, under ACS 2020-2024 estimates (Table B25003). That renter share runs well above neighboring Thousand Oaks's 29.2% and Simi Valley's 27.1%. Buildings of five or more units hold 9,568 homes, 21.58% of Ventura's 44,344 total housing units (Table B25024). Nearly half of that stock, 48.8%, predates 1980, and the median Ventura home was built in 1973 (Table B25034).

Rents and Affordability

Median gross rent in Ventura reached $2,198 a month under the 2020-2024 ACS, Table B25064, running 5.1% below Ventura County's $2,317 median. Under HUD's FY2027 fair market rents for the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA, effective October 1, 2026, a two-bedroom unit is set at $2,424 and a one-bedroom at $2,035.

More than half of Ventura renters, 55.4%, pay 30% or more of income toward rent, and 27.4% pay 50% or more (ACS 2020-2024, Table B25070). Owners who plan to sell commercial real estate in Ventura, CA should weigh that burden against the $103,069 median household income, 6.1% below the Ventura County median of $109,797 (ACS 2020-2024, Table B19013).

Property Taxes in Ventura County

Most central Ventura parcels sit in Tax Rate Area 05001, carrying a combined 1.092029% general tax rate under the county's fiscal year 2025-26 tax rate book, layering Ventura Unified School District and community college bond overrides onto the 1% countywide base (Ventura County Auditor-Controller, FY2025-26 Tax Rate Book). On a $2,000,000 assessed value, that is $21,840.58 a year ($2,000,000 × 0.01092029). California's documentary transfer tax runs $1.10 per $1,000 of value under Revenue and Taxation Code §11911, and the City of Ventura also imposes its own $0.55-per-$1,000 tax under Municipal Code §4.135.020; §11911(c) credits that city amount against the county tax, so a $2,000,000 sale still owes $2,200 total, split $1,100 to the city and $1,100 to the county. An owner ready to sell commercial property in Ventura, CA can use that combined rate to model net proceeds.

Landlord Rules in Ventura

California caps most security deposits at one month's rent for amounts collected on or after July 1, 2024, under Civil Code §1950.5, with an exception for small landlords up to two months; deposits must be returned with an itemized statement within 21 days of move-out. Civil Code §1946.1 requires 30 days' notice to end a tenancy under one year and 60 days for one year or more, and the statewide rent cap under Civil Code §1947.12 limits most increases to 5% plus inflation or 10%, whichever is lower, exempting units issued a certificate of occupancy in the past 15 years. Ventura has no separate citywide rent-stabilization ordinance; its own Municipal Code Chapter 8.1100 instead requires two months of relocation assistance for a just-cause eviction tied to demolition or substantial remodel, worth confirming before selling commercial property in Ventura changes hands.

What It Means for an Owner

Ventura combines a renter share above 44%, a rent burden topping 55%, and an apartment stock where nearly half predates 1980, a market where value-add renovation and replacement-cost pricing both matter. For an owner ready to sell commercial property in Ventura, CA, that mix supports pricing against current rent rolls and the city's tight FY2027 HUD benchmarks.

Skyline Capital Investments buys 5+ unit buildings directly, and an owner who wants to sell multifamily property in Ventura can start with the cap rate calculator or the sell my apartment building page.