Oakbrook Highlands
Thousand Oaks, CA | $900k-$1.3M
Oakbrook Highlands
Oakbrook Highlands keeps the benefits of Lang Ranch without wearing the pricetag. The houses are comparable in size, but you get a bigger (even pool sized) yard. There’s a wide variety of layouts and the curb appeal is eye-catching. Oakbrook Plaza is a walkable mile away, and Westlake Village is just over the hill.
Thousand Oaks | The Overview
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Oakbrook Highlands | Quick Take
Lang Ranch-style value, without the Lang Ranch price tag or schools.
- Lifestyle: Oakbrook Plaza is a walkable mile away, and Westlake Village is just over the hill. Curb appeal here is genuinely eye-catching, with a wide variety of layouts to choose from.
- Identity: Houses run comparable in size to Lang Ranch, but the yards are bigger, some even pool-sized, and a similar sized home just a few streets over in actual Lang Ranch will cost quite a bit more.
- Trade-off: Homes here run a bit older, and the schools are reputable but don’t hold up to the Lang Ranch standard.
- Bottom line: A strong fit for first-time buyers who value a real yard and a genuinely neighborly street, where residents tend to know each other by name.
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Quick Facts at A Glance
Typical Price Range
$900k-$1.3M
Home Size (SQ FT)
1360–3370
Number of Homes (Approx.)
100
Bedrooms
3-5
Year Built
70s
Oakbrook Highlands Floor Plans
What's To Love
We love the value. A similar sized house just a few streets over will cost you quite a bit more.
What's Not To Love
You do save a lot of coin, but the trade off here is the homes are a bit older. The schools are reputable, but not to the standard of Lang Ranch.
Who Should Look Here
Oakbrook Highlands is a great neighborhood for first time homebuyers who value a yard. It’s a neighbourly neighborhood meaning residents generally know each other by name. Your typical neighbor is a good mix of couples, families, and some empty nesters.
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Homes for Sale in Oakbrook Highlands
Oakbrook Highlands Market Snapshot
This snapshot shows recent sales activity in Oakbrook Highlands to give a general sense of how the neighborhood has been performing over time.
| 2024 | 2025 | Last 12 Months 10/1/25 - 9/30/26 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price: | $1,070,625 | $1,006,666 | $930,369 |
| Lowest Price: | $875,000 | $910,000 | $850,000 |
| Highest Price: | $1,350,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,040,000 |
| Number of Sales: | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Buying a home in Oakbrook Highlands?
If you’re starting to think about what it would actually look like to buy in Oakbrook Highlands, this is a good place to start.
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Before You BuySelling a home in Oakbrook Highlands?
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Exploring Your Thousand Oaks Options
Oakbrook Highlands is one of several distinct neighborhoods within Thousand Oaks. If you’re still getting your bearings, these guides can help.
OAKBROOK HIGHLANDS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
People sometimes assume you need to pay full Lang Ranch pricing to get a comparable house, but Oakbrook Highlands offers similar sized homes, with bigger yards on top of it, for meaningfully less than a similar house just a few streets over.
Homes here typically run $900k-$1.3M. Lot size and condition are what tend to move a specific listing toward either end of that range, since yard size varies more here than square footage does.
Bigger yards, some lots even pool-sized, paired with a wide variety of layouts, set it apart. It’s also walkable to Oakbrook Plaza, with Westlake Village just over the hill.
Houses run comparable in size, and yards are actually bigger here on average, but the homes are a bit older and the assigned schools differ from Lang Ranch’s. Worth deciding how much weight you put on Lang Ranch’s specific school assignments versus the savings and extra yard space here.
It fits buyers who want a detached house and a real yard without paying a premium for Lang Ranch’s location and schools. It’s also a genuinely neighborly street, residents tend to know each other by name.
Homes here run a bit older, so it’s worth evaluating the condition of a specific listing rather than assuming the neighborhood’s value means a turnkey home. It’s also worth checking the exact school assignments for a property if that factors into your decision.
Ready to tour Oakbrook Highlands and other neighborhoods?
Choosing the right neighborhood is often more important than choosing the right house. If you’re still figuring out where you belong in the Conejo Valley, here’s the simple 3-step process I use to help buyers narrow it down.
Step 1:
First Meeting
We’ll talk through your plans and what buying looks like in the Conejo Valley.
Step 2:
Area & Home Tours
You’ll get a feel for how the towns connect and which ones feel right to you.
Step 3:
Offers → Closing
I’ll guide you through offers, negotiations, and all the way to closing.
