Simi Valley, CA vs Oak Park, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricSimi Valley, CAOak Park, CA
Population125,63413,757
Median Household Income$122,081$163,085
Median Rent$2,579/mo$3,149/mo
Median Home Value$823,800$1,036,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)111111
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income60.7%45%
Poverty Rate6.4%4.2%
Unemployment Rate4.3%4.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k136214*
Property Crime Rate /100k771709*
Median AQI5050
Good AQI Days /yr190190
Summer Highs94°F94°F
Winter Lows43°F43°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute27.1 min31.1 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher2624.1
College Degree Rate39.1%63%
Foreign-Born %18.5%23.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.2%-1.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Oak Park (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.