Ventura County · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura · population 125,778
Where Simi Valley stands
Steady, no major recent move.
Home value trajectory · last 10 years
Zillow ZHVI · monthlyLifestyle scores
Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.
Rent trajectory · last 5 years
Zillow ZORI · monthlyHome value vs rent · indexed to 100
Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)Rent vs buy
At a 24.3 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Simi Valley. Owner-occupier ROI requires longer holds and the assumption that prices keep appreciating roughly at the rate of rent.
How the momentum score breaks down
methodology →Simi Valley has held up across the cycle: home values at $839,862 with +3.5% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.
Simi Valley carries a $839,862 median home with only -2.5% YoY. Premium pricing in a flat tape is the bear setup — you're paying for the trend that already ran while new buyers can't afford to extend it.
About Simi Valley
Simi Valley is a city in Ventura County, California, with an estimated population of 125,778. It anchors the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area. The median home value in Simi Valley is $839,862 as of 2026-04, down 2.5% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +3.5% annual growth (-3.0% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Simi Valley average $2,882 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+0.8%). The composite momentum score is 52 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.
▲ Bull case
▼ Bear case
About Simi Valley (Wikipedia)
Simi Valley 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 Pass.
Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.
City facts
Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.
Playbook
Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.
Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.
Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.
Local safety & alerts
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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.
Climate & natural-disaster risk
State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.
Local sports teams
Major professional teams the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.
Current weather
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Local news & community
Latest news
- Fire Activity Slows in Southern California Blaze That Has Forced EvacuationsThe New York Times · 2d ago
- Fires ring Southern California and it’s only May. What’s going on?Los Angeles Times · 5h ago
- Sandy Fire in Ventura County | Maps, Evacuations and UpdatesABC10 · 7h ago
- Wildfire map spotlight: Sandy Fire, CaliforniaIQAir · 21h ago
- More than 40,000 still evacuated as crews continue battling Sandy FireKTLA · 13h ago
- Map: Where wildfires are burning in Southern CaliforniaNBC Los Angeles · 12h ago
Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.
Local economy & environment
Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.
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