Ojai | $3.945 million

A 1960 compound including a main house, guesthouse and studio, on 1.4 acres

This property’s main house has five bedrooms and six bathrooms, with another bedroom and bathroom in the guesthouse and another full bathroom in the detached studio. Horn Canyon Trailhead, a popular hiking spot, is less than five minutes away by car, and the restaurants and wine-tasting rooms of downtown are less than 10 minutes away.

Thousand Oaks is an hour away, and Los Angeles is one-and-a-half-hours away.

Size: 3,799 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,038

Indoors: A low stone wall divides this property from the street, with a driveway leading to the entrance at the back of the house. Inside is a foyer with red brick floors and doors that face a central courtyard. Off one side of the foyer is the living room, which has a stone fireplace and a wall of built-in bookshelves. Off the other side of the foyer is a formal dining room with its own stone fireplace. The kitchen, through the dining room, has stainless steel appliances and green-tile countertops. A walk-in pantry also has brick floors.

A hallway links this part of the house to two bedrooms and two full bathrooms, and stairs continue up to the second level from the center of the house, which holds three more bedrooms. The primary bedroom has its own stone fireplace and French doors that face a balcony with views of the grounds. There are two en suite bathrooms: one with a blue-tile shower and one with a soaking tub and a wood sauna.

The other two bedrooms on this level can both fit queen-size beds, and both have en suite bathrooms.

Outdoor space: Fruit trees line the grounds and stone paths. Wisteria-covered pergolas link the main house to the in-ground saltwater pool and the one-bedroom, one-bathroom guesthouse, which has its own kitchen. Paths also lead to the studio, which has hardwood floors and a skylight and is attached to a garage with three parking spots.

Taxes: $49,308 (estimated)

Contact: Eric Haskell, 805-570-7243, and Blake Varga, 310-924-1411, The Agency

Los Angeles | $3.998 million

A 2016 contemporary house, on 0.1 acres

This four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom house, designed by the architectural firm Marmol Radziner, is five minutes from a stretch of Venice Boulevard home to a weekly farmers’ market, a Japanese grocery store and a bowling alley. Public elementary, middle and high schools are all within walking distance.

The Abbot Kinney section of Venice is less than 10 minutes away by car, and Marina del Rey and Santa Monica are less than 15 minutes away.

Size: 3,175 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,259

Indoors: A fence topped with hedges frames this home’s front yard, and a path leads to the entry. A foyer has polished concrete floors that continue into the living room, where the windows have aluminum frames and sliding glass doors face the backyard. An open staircase rises to the second floor.

Custom-built oak cabinets continue from the sitting and dining area into the kitchen, which has a center island topped with Arabescato marble and Miele appliances, including a gas range. A powder room and a pantry are around the corner, and an en suite bedroom with direct access to the patio is off this part of the house.

The primary bedroom, at the top of the stairs, has a custom oak wall and two walk-in closets. Its en suite bathroom has a shower lined in Heath tile and a soaking tub sits in front of a window. Two more bedrooms on this level also have their own bathrooms, and one of the bedrooms has a built-in desk.

Outdoor space: A patio off the living room is paved, and faces a fenced backyard with a plunge pool, a putting green and mature landscaping. A two-car garage is attached.

Taxes: $49,980 (estimated)

Contact: F. Ron Smith and David Berg, Smith & Berg Property Group, Compass, 310-500-3931

Santa Barbara | $3.995 million

A Spanish-style house built in 2003, on 0.1 acres

This four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom house is in downtown Santa Barbara, within walking distance of the city’s art museum, historical society and city hall. Paseo Nuevo, an outdoor shopping center, is also within walking distance. East Beach is a five-minute drive.

Montecito is 10 minutes away, the campus of UC Santa Barbara is 15 minutes away and Los Angeles is two hours away.

Size: 3,120 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,280

Indoors: From the gated front patio, steps lead up to a door that opens to a formal dining room. Through a wide doorway is the living room, which has vaulted ceilings and a wrought-iron chandelier. Both the living and dining rooms have doors opening to the main patio. On the other side of the dining room is the kitchen, which has a stainless steel gas range and hood and a breakfast nook.

An en suite bedroom is on this side of the house, with French doors opening to a Juliet balcony. Its bathroom has a both a soaking tub and glass-walled shower.

A powder room is off the kitchen, as are stairs leading to the lower and upper levels. The upper level holds the primary suite, where the bedroom has its own fireplace and the bathroom has a deep bathtub. There are two more bedrooms and another full bathroom on the lower level of the house, which also has direct access to the garage.

Outdoor space: The main level’s patio has Saltillo tile floors and space for an outdoor dining table and grill. The street-level patio can fit a set of chairs and a small table. The garage has two parking spots.

Taxes: $49,932 (estimated)

Contact: Maurie McGuire, 805-403-8816, and Scott Westlotorn, 805-403-4313, Sotheby’s International Realty