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Affordable Senior Apartments in Thousand Oaks, California

Income-restricted senior housing. Income limits apply.

Thousand Oaks, CA has 1 income-restricted affordable senior apartment property listed from government housing data.

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In the last 365 days: 143 newly licensed · 3 closed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.

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Thousand Oaks, in Ventura County, has about 125,205 residents. About 25,928 of them (21%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $135,603.

Source: US Census Bureau

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Senior apartments in Thousand Oaks: one listed property and how to widen the search

Thousand Oaks has one income-restricted senior property in our directory. Ventura County's rent limits are among the highest in the state, and most families end up applying across the county. Here is how to do that.

What the local numbers mean

The $2,250 to $2,693 range is HUD Fair Market Rent context for Ventura County, the ceiling that program rents are tied to. A tax-credit senior unit, like the one property listed here, charges a fixed rent by income bracket, usually well under that ceiling. The very-low-income limit for one person is about $54,950 a year in published HUD tables, which is high enough that many retirees on Social Security plus a modest pension qualify.

Widening the search

Waiting lists at a single property can run a year or more, so families apply across the county. Simi Valley, Camarillo, Oxnard and Ventura all have income-restricted senior properties in our directory, and the Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura runs the voucher list for Thousand Oaks and most of the county outside Oxnard and Ventura city. Ask whether the senior list is open; it is separate from the general list.

You apply to each property, not to a program. Most keep their own waiting list, and the wait at a Section 202 building in a large city can run a year or more. Apply to several at once, keep copies, and ask each property how it notifies you when your name comes up; a missed letter can cost your place.

Rent is not care

A senior apartment covers housing only. Residents who need help at home use Medi-Cal's In-Home Supportive Services if they qualify, or the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging for caregiver and homemaker programs if they do not. Our Thousand Oaks in-home care and assisted living pages carry the local medians for comparison.

Sources: Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura · HUD income limits · HUD LIHTC database. Checked 2026-09-07.

Questions families ask

Are there low-income senior apartments in Thousand Oaks?

One income-restricted property is listed in our directory. Ventura County's program rent ceiling is about $2,250 to $2,693 a month, with tax-credit units priced below that by bracket. Most families also apply in Simi Valley, Camarillo, Oxnard and Ventura.

What is the income limit for senior housing in Thousand Oaks?

About $54,950 a year for one person at the very-low-income level in published HUD tables for Ventura County. Tax-credit units use 50 or 60 percent of area median income, so check the bracket on the property's application.

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