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A city of 124,861, settled in 1969.
For a city of 124,861, Simi Valley does well: it grades B, 164th among California's 841 graded towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country. The trade-offs: the typical home is worth about $830K, 7.6 years of the Oxnard metro’s $110K median household income, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Simi Valley’s going rate for rent is $2,579 a month, against $1,895 a month in California’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Rancho Simi RPD Open Space, at 2,063 acres with 14 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 99 of California’s 1,064 towns score higher on the outdoors.
Where Simi Valley beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
23.7% of the town is conserved land, across 48 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Simi Valley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 59,832 in 1970, 126,356 in 2020. The archive holds 28 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 5 maps from 1900 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Simi Valley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
in town MuseumRonald Reagan Presidential Library
Big draw31 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw14 mi Theme parkSix Flags Magic Mountain3.3M visitors a yearHollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags Magic Mountain: Alton, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Simi Valley, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Simi Valley.
Simi Valley fares better on crime within California than nationally, has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
80 miles of trail wind through 48 parks and preserves. Simi Valley’s concentration of trails comes in at 1.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rancho Simi RPD Open Space | 14 mi | 2,063 |
| 2. Corriganville Park | 5.9 mi | 190 |
| 3. Wood Ranch Open Space | 5.5 mi | 961 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Three of its 51 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. 6 public schools serve Simi Valley, with 3,013 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,329 | B |
| Simi Valley HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,910 | B+ |
| Vista ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 567 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Expected losses in Simi Valley break down as 57% from inland flooding and 38% from earthquakes. Since 1980, Simi Valley has seen 33 flood insurance claims paid out. Also worth knowing: households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2022.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 5,438 U.S. towns with household incomes like Simi Valley’s, it is healthier than 52%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
The share of adults in Simi Valley who have obesity: 24%. This California town does better than the California average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. In Simi Valley, 74% of adults had a checkup this year, and 10% smoke cigarettes.
| Simi Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 29% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Simi Valley | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.4% | 17.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.6% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among working residents in Simi Valley, 18% work locally. Half commute less than 16 miles. Its typical household income stands at $122,000. The top destinations are Los Angeles (26%), Thousand Oaks (9%) and Burbank (3%).
| Simi Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $122,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Work from home | 19% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 43.5°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.4°.
In Simi Valley, the January low is 44°F. Snowfall is close to zero.
| Simi Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 40°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 14 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 90% of California’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 1,347 to 1,127 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Simi Valley’s violent offense rate is 1.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Simi Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.6 per 1,000 residents | 13.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Simi Valley home is worth about $830,000, about the same as a year ago, 9% above the California typical home. In Simi Valley, 64% of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent. Homes sold in Simi Valley spent a median 40 days on the market.
| Simi Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 64% | 55% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For residents in Simi Valley, the share who are under 18 is 20%. No age group stands out against California: all are within 4 points. Among adults 25 and older, 39% have a four-year degree or more, against 37% across California.
| Simi Valley | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.9 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
50.5% women, 49.5% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±0.8 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.0, men 41.0.
| Simi Valley | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.6% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.7% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.4% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
8 within 15 miles of the center of Simi Valley
About 8 of every 100 Simi Valley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
3 places in Simi Valley on the National Register of Historic Places.
18 notable people were born in Simi Valley.
City in California, United States
Simi Valley ( ; Chumash: Shimiyi) is a city in the valley of the same name in southeastern Ventura County, California, United States. It is 37 miles (60 km) northwest of Downtown Los Angeles, making it part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Simi Valley borders Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, and the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles. As of the 2020 census, Simi Valley had a population of 126,356. The city of Simi Valley is surrounded by the Santa Susana Mountains and the Simi Hills, west of the San Fernando Valley, and northeast of the Conejo Valley. It grew as a bedroom community for the cities in the Los Angeles area and the San Fernando Valley when a freeway was built over the Santa Susana …
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3 towns share a border with Simi Valley.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simi Valley | #164 | B | D− | B | B+ | A− |
| Santa Susana | — | — | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Thousand Oaks | #102 | B+ | D− | B | A | A |
| Moorpark | #79 | B+ | D− | B+ | A− | A |
Santa Susana has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Santa Susana reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Simi Valley with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Simi Valley grades B overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #164 of 841 in California. It grades A− for health, B for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
18 notable people were born here, including Matt Evans and Scott Rice.
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