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Cerritos is a small city of 47,867 people in Los Angeles County, California. It's about 22 miles from Los Angeles, CA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $935k and rent runs about $3k a month.
47,867people
$935kTypical home
$2,930/moRent
83° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,867
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,485 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- 22 mi to Los Angeles, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $935k (≈$5,898/mo)
- Median rent $2,930/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,716 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 30% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to LGB airport
- 6 mi to LGB (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 66 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,636 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 682 bars within 25 mi
- 4,009 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 207 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Los Angeles County: D+33 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk