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What Is It Like to Live in Long Beach?

What it costs to live in Long Beach, and how it compares with other California cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

21

387th best value in California

How much you get for what you pay, versus other California cities.

Overall livability

28

376th overall in California

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Long Beach is home to about 466,565 people. A typical home runs $614,900 and a household earns around $71,200, a price-to-income ratio of 8.6. Among California's largest cities, it ranks 387th for value and 376th overall.

Long Beach at a glance

Median home price

$614,900

339th in CA of 406

Median rent

$1,516/mo

Median household income

$71,200

Home price to income

8.6x

Unemployment

6.8%

249th in CA of 406

School rating

6/10

274th in CA of 406

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in CA of 406

Walk score

58/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within California only. Updated 2026.