Texas Tract
The Texas Tract is the grid of homes north of Alamo Street between Tapo Street and the Simi Hills Golf Course, where nearly every street is named for a place in Texas. It went up from 1961 to 1964 as two subdivisions, Alscot's Belwood Estates on the west and Alpine Homes' Simi Hills Estates on the east, and today holds about 1,640 homes.
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Texas Tract quick facts
| Also called | The Texas Tract |
|---|---|
| Where | North of Alamo Street between Tapo Street and the Simi Hills Golf Course, in east Simi Valley |
| City / jurisdiction | City of Simi Valley · ZIP 93063 |
| Built | 1961-1964 for the original two subdivisions (tract maps recorded 1961-1963), with infill tracts recorded in 1976, 1978, 1983 and 2018 |
| Builders | Alscot Development Co. and affiliated companies led by A. L. Leiva (Belwood Estates, 1961-1963), Alpine Homes (Simi Hills Estates, per the Simi Valley Historical Society); subdividers of record KRAM Inc., Rosadel Homes Inc. and NASUS Inc., JBR Development Co. (Texas Avenue and Summit Avenue tracts, 1976), Calmark-Simi Associates (El Paso Avenue homes and Park Lane townhomes, 1978), Barratt Northern California, Inc. (Alamo Villas condominiums, 1983), D.R. Horton VEN, Inc. (Belwood Place, 2018) |
| Homes | About 1,640 homes by county parcel count: about 1,170 in the 1961-1963 tracts and about 470 in later infill |
| Home types | Mostly 1960s single-family homes, plus 1970s single-family homes, the Park Lane townhomes, the Alamo Villas condominiums and the two-story Belwood Place homes |
| Gates | Not gated |
| HOA | No neighborhood-wide association. The 1960s and 1970s single-family streets have no HOA; Belwood Place, Park Lane and Alamo Villas each have their own association. |
| Tracts | 9 named tracts and sub-neighborhoods (list) |
| Parks nearby | Simi Hills Golf Course (borders the east side), Houghton-Schreiber Park (across Tapo Street) |
| School district | Simi Valley Unified School District |
Pins are approximate centers. Outlines are recorded tract maps from county GIS; tap one for its guide.
Living in Texas Tract
The first tract maps were recorded from 1961 to 1963, while this was still unincorporated county land cut from the 1920s Kadota Fig Farms subdivision. After Simi Valley became a city in 1969, newer tracts filled the remaining gaps: JBR Development's homes on Texas and Summit avenues in 1976, Calmark's El Paso Avenue houses and Park Lane townhomes in 1978, the Alamo Villas condos in 1983 and D.R. Horton's Belwood Place in 2018.
Big Springs Elementary sits inside the neighborhood, and Valley View Middle School and Houghton-Schreiber Park are just across Tapo Street. Many homes on the east side of Texas Avenue back onto the golf course. The older single-family streets have no HOA. Across Tapo, a small 1960 tract with Alaska street names is a separate neighbor.
The lay of the land
A grid of early-1960s single-family streets named for Texas places (Amarillo, Galveston, Waco, Fort Worth, Austin, Corpus Christi, Wichita Falls, Dalhart), edged by 1970s homes on Texas and Summit avenues, townhomes and condos near Alamo Street and a 2018 tract of two-story homes off Big Springs Avenue
Tracts & sub-neighborhoods of Texas Tract
The named tracts, villages and gated enclaves residents, HOAs and the MLS use inside the neighborhood, each with its own page.
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Schools near Texas Tract
School attendance areas
Simi Valley Unified School District
On SVUSD's attendance-boundary map (elementary map revised December 2023), the recorded tract outlines in this guide fall in:
- Elementary: Big Springs Elementary School (8 tracts); Township Elementary School (1 tract)
- Middle: Valley View Middle School (all 9 tracts)
- High: Simi Valley High School (all 9 tracts)
These come from the district's own data, not from this site; each tract page has its own answer. Assignment goes by address. Confirm with School Boundary Maps, or check an address here.
Public schools nearby
- Big Springs Elementary School (3401 Big Springs Ave.)
- Township Elementary School (4101 Township Ave.)
- Valley View Middle School (3347 Tapo St.)
- Simi Valley High School (5400 Cochran St.)
Being nearby doesn't mean a school is assigned. Attendance goes by address and boundaries change; confirm with the district.
- Simi Valley Unified School District: find the assigned schools for an address
Services, representation & fire safety
These are Simi Valley's area-wide providers; some vary by street.
| Police | Simi Valley Police Department (805) 583-6950 · 3901 Alamo St. Patrols the city. The unincorporated Knolls, Box Canyon, Lake Manor and Sinaloa Lake areas are served by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. |
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| Fire and paramedic | Ventura County Fire Department Covers the city and surrounding county land. Simi Valley stations: 41 (1910 Church St.), 43 (5874 E. Los Angeles Ave.), 44 Wood Ranch (1050 Country Club Dr.), 45 West Simi (790 Pacific Ave.), 46 Tapo (3265 Tapo St.) and 47 Big Sky (2901 Erringer Rd.). |
| Water | Ventura County Waterworks District No. 8 (managed by the City of Simi Valley) (805) 583-6736 · Serves about 60 percent of the city, with the City Council sitting as its board. Most of its water is imported through Calleguas Municipal Water District, supplemented by two district wells in Tapo Canyon. After-hours emergencies: (805) 504-2708. |
| Water | Golden State Water Company Private utility serving the other 40 percent or so of the city. Your bill, or the district's service-area map, shows which supplier serves your address. |
| Sewer | City of Simi Valley Public Works, Sanitation Services Runs the city sewer system and its Water Quality Control Plant. |
| Electricity | Southern California Edison (delivery) and Clean Power Alliance (default power supply) SCE owns the lines and handles outages. Simi Valley joined Clean Power Alliance in 2019, and its default plan is Lean Power; customers can change plans or opt back to SCE supply. |
| Gas | Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) |
| Trash and recycling | Waste Management (G.I. Industries) (805) 522-9400 · The city's exclusive franchise hauler under an agreement executed October 10, 2022, covering trash, recycling, green and food waste, bulky-item pickup and outreach. The City Council sets rates each year, and collected waste goes to the Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center. Unincorporated areas are outside the city franchise; check with the County of Ventura. |
| Parks and recreation | Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District (805) 584-4400 · 4201 Guardian St. Runs neighborhood and community parks, trails, open space, community centers, the Santa Susana Depot and Strathearn Historical Park. |
| Library | Simi Valley Public Library (805) 526-1735 · 2969 Tapo Canyon Rd., next to City Hall. |
| Animal services | Ventura County Animal Services 1-888-223-7387 · Serves Simi Valley by contract. The Simi Valley Animal Shelter at 670 W. Los Angeles Ave. handles strays, adoptions, licensing and lost pets; the main shelter is in Camarillo. |
| Transit | Simi Valley Transit (805) 583-6456 · Routes 10, 20 and 30, Dial-A-Ride and same-day SVT On Demand rides. Route 10 connects with LA Metro buses in Chatsworth, and VCTC Intercity buses stop at Simi Valley Town Center. |
| Hospital | Adventist Health Simi Valley The city's hospital, with a 24-hour emergency department. |
| Emergency alerts | VC Alert (Ventura County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services) Free English and Spanish alerts by phone, text and email for any Ventura County address. Sign up at member.everbridge.net, by email at vc.alert@ventura.org or by phone at 888-772-4482. The county also recommends keeping Wireless Emergency Alerts turned on. |
| Neighborhood councils | City of Simi Valley Neighborhood Councils (805) 583-6756 · Four advisory councils; every resident 18 or older is automatically a member. Each usually meets monthly at 7 p.m. in the City Hall Community Room, 2929 Tapo Canyon Rd. |
Who represents you: Mayor Dee Dee Cavanaugh (appointed mayor by the council on January 27, 2025, after Mayor Fred Thomas died in office); Mayor Pro Tem Elaine P. Litster (District 3); Joseph D. Ayala (District 1, appointed February 2025); Mike Judge (District 2); Rocky Rhodes (District 4). · Janice S. Parvin, Ventura County Board of Supervisors District 4, which covers Simi Valley, Moorpark and nearby unincorporated areas including the Knolls, Box Canyon, Bell Canyon and Sinaloa Lake. She won another term outright in the June 2, 2026 primary with about 70 percent of the vote over Ruth Luevanos; the new term begins in January 2027. Office: 980 Enchanted Way #203, Simi Valley, (805) 955-2300. Full list for Simi Valley.
Fire safety: Brush-covered hills ring the city, so neighborhoods along the edges, from Wood Ranch, Long Canyon and Bridle Path in the south to Big Sky, Wild Horse Canyon, Indian Hills and Silverthorne in the north and the Knolls, Box Canyon and Lake Manor in the east, sit… More.
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Homes for sale in and around Texas Tract
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Where these facts come from
- Simi Valley Historical Society: Simi Valley street names (Texas Tract, Belwood Estates, Simi Hills Estates, Kadota Street) — simihistory.com
- OpenStreetMap: Texas Tract — openstreetmap.org
- Wikipedia: Simi Valley, California (neighborhoods list; 1969 incorporation) — en.wikipedia.org
- Ventura County GIS parcel layer — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County GIS record maps layer — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County record map: Kadota Fig Farms Subdivision No. 6 (19 MR 39, 1927) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County record map: Tract 1792-1, JBR Development Co. (68 MR 33, 1976) — maps.ventura.org
- Ventura County record map: Tract 2771-1, Calmark-Simi Associates (79 MR 95, 1978) — maps.ventura.org
- Transparency HOA: Simi Valley association list — transparencyhoa.org
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