Rankings · How Cerritos ranks in CA
Cerritos is #1 in California for low depression
Cerritos is ranked on 37 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 12.
Lists ranked on
37
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
3
Best: #1 lowest depression
Top-quarter finishes
12
of 26 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cerritos marked.
Next door
Cerritos out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
ArtesiaLakewoodNorwalkLa PalmaBellflowerSanta Fe SpringsCerritos
Cerritos leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Cerritos17–8Santa Fe Springs
Santa Fe Springs’s best: #58 lowest depression
Cerritos14–9Lakewood
Lakewood’s best: #99 lowest depression
Cerritos14–8Norwalk
Norwalk’s best: #16 most walkable
Cerritos12–10Bellflower
Bellflower’s best: #38 best schools
Cerritos12–9Artesia
Artesia’s best: #20 lowest depression
Cerritos18–3La Palma
La Palma’s best: #15 most walkable Almost there
2 spots from the top 3 for low obesity
Lists where Cerritos sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
At a glance
Cerritos lands in the top half on 17 of 26 lists
Each dot is Cerritos’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Cerritos does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#1/844Lowest obesity#5/844Fewest smokers#43/844Fewest uninsured#103/844Healthiest#152/844Most active#255/844Closest to a top hospital#326/844 People
Most educated#128/844 LibrariesLibrary →
Most-used libraries#13/117Best libraries for kids#54/117Most library borrowing#66/117 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#5/422Lowest property tax#546/835Most affordable#628/835Cheapest rent#736/830 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#650/843 SafetySafety →
Safest#381/411 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#432/438 What kind of place
More homes per newcomer than 94% of California
Not better or worse, just Cerritos’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More homes per newcomer than 94% of CA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
1.0 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Milder winters than 89% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
46.8° January low
More seniors than 88% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
26.5% of residents are 65+
Older than 86% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
47.7 median age
Drier than 77% of CA towns
DrierWetter
12 in of rain + melted snow a year
Fewer kids than 74% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
19.1% of residents are under 18
Cooler summers than 72% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.5° July high
Faster-rising prices than 62% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast