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Expensive place to live, but worth it! - 8/19/2009 |
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| Although Thousand Oaks has become an expensive city to live in and has very little public transportation, the weather, great public schools, lots of open space, public hiking trails, and proximity to the beach keep it very popular. It rarely gets over 80 or colder than 50. We still have clean air most of the year. Our library is FABULOUS! and so is our Sr. Center and Teen Center.
When I moved here from LA more than 20 years ago it was a "white bread" community with very little diversity. Now my neighborhood is full of every nationality and color you can think of: white, black, Indian, Chinese,Mexican, South American, Asian, Arab, and from all countries of the world.
With Amgen and Dole our big employers, we have mostly college graduates.
We used to have mostly Lutheran Churches since it was founded by Scandinavians and we have CLU (California Lutheran University) here. Now we are diversified with churches and temples and mosques of all religions.
thousand Oaks isn't "racist" but expects people to be polite, quiet, and kind to each other. We have only 2 police officers in the town of over 100,000. To show what a "kind' town it is, when my kids were in jr. high the police were "kind" enough to bring my son home if he was out after "curfew" of 10pm.
When my daughter stayed out late and didn't call (before cell phones)the police came to my house to take a report on her. Lucky me, she came home while the police were there! How many cities care that much for its' citizens.
It is really nice having a caring community with little crime.
But crime is on the rise with banks getting robbed because of the recession.
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| Nice place to raise kids - 12/31/2007
little crime, still has family town atmosphere, although has grown significantly over the last 15 years and the cost of living and housing are very[read more...]
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| Median Housing Costs - 7/22/2007
Thousand Oaks resides in Ventura County. Median house costs are approximately $650,000. This will get you a basic house with 3 bedrooms, two baths and an average lot. Average age of house you will[read more...]
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| Low Crime Rate is Directly Related to Demographics - 7/17/2007
Just connect the demographic dots to understand why Thousand Oaks is one of the safest cities in the U.S. and why its schools are top notch.[read more...]
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| GREAT FOR WHITE PEOPLE - 6/12/2007
Quiet area. If you are seen 'driving while black or non-white' expect to get pulled over for no reason. Very racist[read more...]
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| Housing and this and that. - 5/15/2007
Lived in thousand oaks 7 years. Housing is way overpriced. Weather is very good. People are somewhat friendly, but the city is becoming very yuppie like. A lot of people into their appearance. [read more...]
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| Consistently one of the lowest crime rates in the - 12/23/2006
Over the last 20 years the Los Angeles metro area has grown outward to where Thousand Oaks is no longer a rural community but rather more of a suburb. While it's crime rate is still very low, I think[read more...]
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| Best library ever - 10/4/2006
The best library ever. There is a full selection of new books to catch up on. Website to find out what is available, place books on hold or make requests for future purchases. New children's[read more...]
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| Weather - 9/20/2006
Summer gets hot but not very humid. Winter is ok but you need to dress up in the evening. Does not rain[read more...]
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| Westlake Village, CA-beauful but very expensive to - 8/31/2006
It is very expensive to live here, though beautiful. The city is very concerned with development. Most people here drive into the Los Angeles area for entertainment, doctors[read more...]
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| Thanks to prop 13 - 8/3/2006
As a child in the Midwest, the dream was to go to school in California. The best education is the US. How things have changed. All that $ that used to go to schools is gone to shore up the low[read more...]
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| Getting Hotter - 7/20/2006
it seems that the area is having more humid weather. Otherwise, the climate is[read more...]
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| Has it all - 7/20/2006
Thousand Oaks has one of the lowest crime rates in the nation. It is clean and well maintained. There is a robust ecomony with good employment opportunities. There is a wide variety of shopping[read more...]
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| Safest City in the United States - 7/13/2006
Thousand Oaks has been again rated the safest city in the U.S.[read more...]
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| Great Place all-around - 5/19/2006
It is one of the safest cities (population over 100,000) in US to live in, ranking in the top 3-5, if not #1-3, in the last 10 years. Great place to raise a family, clean air, slow growth, strict[read more...]
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| Thousand Oaks Schools / Conejo Valley Unified Scho - 5/10/2006
Our community is served by the Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) which operates four high schools, four intermediate and 19 elementary schools; 16 have been named Distinguished California[read more...]
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| Thousand Oaks - 4/18/2006
Very nice and safe area to live in. The freeways are starting to get a little crowded. Good wheather, nice people, and just a great place to raise a[read more...]
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| Great Place - 4/18/2006
Thousand Oaks is a great place to raise a family. Really good school systems and good community. Not much of a single[read more...]
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| neiborhoods - 8/4/2005
Thousand Oaks is very nice to live had lots of nice neiborhoods, well educate community and clean and aldo low crime rate in one of the lowest in the country The only problem is housing, houses are[read more...]
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