Long Beach vs Lakewood

Long Beach and Lakewood on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

57C−

C61

Lakewood ahead by 4Editorial weights

Category by category

FHousingD+

Lakewood +19 pts

D+SchoolsC−

Lakewood +2 pts

BCost of livingC+

Long Beach +13 pts

D+CommuteC−

Lakewood +1 pts

A+AmenitiesA

Long Beach +4 pts

DEmploymentC

Lakewood +14 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$807kMedian home value$827k

$1,871Median rent$2,347

29.9 minMean commute28.4 min

$87kMedian household income$119k

0.69%Effective property tax0.70%

64th pctWithin-state proficiency62nd pct

338Restaurants & cafés207

455,548Population79,850

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.