Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 33/100
F
Median home value$806,600
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$1,871/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households46%
Los Angeles 46%
Long Beach
Los Angeles County455,548 residentsLong Beach Unified
57
C−
Suburbgrade score
28th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
57
Los Angeles median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Long Beach is like to live in, by category
Bars show Long Beach against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Within-state proficiency64th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio24.0
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate87%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index91
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.69%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax10.50%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 52/100
D+
Mean commute29.9 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes53%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi44
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 95/100
A+
Restaurants & cafés338
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries22
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks76
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 44/100
D
Median household income$87,430
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment6.5%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations41%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Long Beach on housing & affordability
Long Beach's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Newport Beach20 mi from Long BeachB− 72 B− Yorba Linda24 mi from Long BeachC+ 60 C Redondo Beach14 mi from Long BeachC 69 B− Fountain Valley13 mi from Long BeachC− 64 C+ Santa Monica25 mi from Long BeachC− 71 B− Irvine24 mi from Long BeachC− 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Long Beach
Is Long Beach, CA a good place to live?
Long Beach scores 57 out of 100, 28th of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Long Beach expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $806,600, 7% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.69%. $1,871/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Long Beach?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Long Beach sit at the 64th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 24.0 student–teacher ratio. Long Beach is served by Long Beach Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Long Beach?
The mean commute is 29.9 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 44 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Long Beach?
Within two miles there are 22 groceries, 338 restaurants and cafés and 76 parks, which grades A+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Long Beach old or new?
The median home in Long Beach was built in 1959 — older than the Los Angeles median of 1969. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 45% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.