Simi Valley, CA: how dark is the sky here?

Simi Valley's sky measures suburban edge here. A noticeable glow near the horizon. Brighter stars and constellations are easy to pick out; the Milky Way is washed out. Simi Valley's sky is brighter than 38.5% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

Where to go for a darker sky near Simi Valley

17 miles from Simi Valley, straight-line, sits Malibu, CA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Simi Valley's own suburban edge band.

Malibu, CA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Simi Valley compares nationally

About 125,778 people live in Simi Valley, CA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Simi Valley places 1,229 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.