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Simi Valley is a mid-size city of 125,634 people in Ventura County, California. It's about 26 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $824k and rent runs about $3k a month.
125,634people
$824kTypical home
$2,579/moRent
94° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
333Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 125,634
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,024 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 26 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $824k (≈$5,195/mo)
- Median rent $2,579/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 333 sunny days a year (222 totally clear)
- 32 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 32 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BUR airport
- 23 mi to BUR (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,518 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 168 bars within 25 mi
- 1,110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ventura County: D+15 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk