Long Beach, California
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Long Beach.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Long Beach compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 458,491City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $83,969Incorporated place (ACS)7% above U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 192ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)92% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $762,200City limits (ACS)151% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,803City limits (ACS)34% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 5.3%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 29 min16% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 7056% above U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 506.2annualized per 100k · citywide16% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 2414annualized per 100k · citywide22% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 80°F7.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 47°F13.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 12 in64% below U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 33024% above U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Long Beach with another city
Long Beach (pop. 458,491) sits in California. Median household income is roughly $83,969, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 192 — well above the national housing-cost baseline (100 ≈ U.S. average). Ownership is a high bar — typical values near $762,200 push many newcomers toward renting first.
Long Beach sits in that mid-to-large city band where urban and quieter residential pockets often share one municipal boundary. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Long Beach with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Pacific weather, wildfire seasons, and housing scarcity dominate relocation tradeoffs. Roughly 330 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Plan on roughly 29 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 70. Unemployment recently ran near 5.3%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Violent-offense rates near 506.2 per 100k sit in a mid-to-elevated band versus many peer cities in this catalog.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Long Beach city, 1600000US0643000)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN060370000000003 (Los Angeles County, June 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00023129 LONG BEACH DAUGHERTY FLD)
Last updated 2026-07-28