Camarillo is a Great Place to Live!!

Camarillo, CA is a great place to live! Ask residents of Camarillo why it's such a great place to live and you're likely to hear many responses: "Unspoiled" - "Friendly" - "Very clean and safe" - "Excellent schools!" - "Caring neighbors all around" - "Everything is close by." Camarillo takes pride in its unparalleled quality of life, in the many attributes of the community that have endured and strengthened throughout the years.

Situated in the Oxnard Plain, and just nine miles from the ocean, Camarillo offers an appealing mix of both rural and suburban lifestyles. With an average temperature in the low 70's, and over 300 days of sunshine annually, Camarillo's climate is hard to beat anywhere. But these are just a few of the reasons why Camarillo is the best place to Live, Work, and Play! Located along U.S. Highway 101, Camarillo is midway between Los Angeles to the south, and Santa Barbara to the north. While Camarillo is worlds away from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, there are a number of convenient transportation options to reach L.A.'s important business contacts.
Camarillo claims slightly more than 61,500 residents, making it the fourth largest city in Ventura County,. Occupying just over 19 square miles of land, the city enjoys an unusually high percentage of students and professional residents and ranks third among Ventura County's ten cities in median family income.

The city's growth and development is guided by its General Plan. This document is the comprehensive guide to residential, commercial and industrial land uses in the community, designating appropriate locations where the individual uses can support and complement one another. The General Plan both ensures compatibility of new development with the community's existing physical, social and economic characteristics and reflects the community goals adopted by the Camarillo City Council in 1992. Elements for housing, circulation, community design, recreation and open space are included in the plan, so to preserve the special quality of life that the citizens of Camarillo enjoy.

Agriculture has played an important role in the historical development of Camarillo and Ventura County, and the General Plan encourages the continued viability of agricultural activities as a source of economic sustenance, as a definition of the physical limits of urbanization and as a visible statement of the city's commitment to open spaces. Greenbelt agreements with the County of Ventura and neighboring cities assure that large tracts of open space will remain in place and that the pace of development will not outstrip the city's ability to provide necessary infrastructure.

An agreeable blending of cultures, ages, interests and backgrounds has created both the quality of life and sense of community for which Camarillo has long been known and of which it is rightfully proud.