Town Hall · Simi Valley

Simi Valley, CA town hall & government

Simi Valley spent $302.6 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,402 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Simi Valley's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Simi Valley

Keith MashburnMayorSince 2018 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Simi Valley's money goes

Spent
$302.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$2,402
typical California cities: $2,457
Long-term debt
$94.4 million
$749 per resident
Water & other utilities
$77.9 million26%
Paid to other governments
$62.6 million21%
Roads & transportation
$52.8 million17%
Police
$40.1 million13%
Sewer & trash
$25.6 million8%
Administration & buildings
$19.3 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8.4 million3%
Housing & development
$5 million2%
Parks & libraries
$4 million1%
Interest on debt
$2 million1%
Health & welfare
$1.9 million1%
Other
$2.9 million1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Simi Valley

Full-time staff
519
35 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
109
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
164 full-time21 part
Roads & transportation
146 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
72 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
56 full-time
Housing & development
46 full-time
Health & welfare
28 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Simi Valley didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Simi Valley Unified School District

Simi Valley's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,610
California: $21,206
Students
15,677
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$350.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal

  • Local 40%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,610 per pupil, $9,711 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Simi Valley pay

Typical tax bill
$5,851
a year · California typical $5,124
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · California 0.70%
Typical home value
$823,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Simi Valley's government

🏛️ Official websitesimivalley.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Simi Valley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Simi Valley

Simi Valley is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Julia Brownley. Gavin Newsom is governor.

All of Simi Valley's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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