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Map of Cerritos: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land5.2%294 of 5,646 acres
Trails5.0 mi0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves216 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Cerritos

City in California, United States
49,578Population
8.9 sq miArea
46 ftElevation

Cerritos (; Spanish for "Little hills") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. It was incorporated on April 24, 1956. As of 2020, the population was 49,578. It is part of the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, California Metropolitan Statistical Area designated by the Office of Management and Budget.

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ZIP code90701, 90703
Area code562
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Housing in Cerritos

$1.09M▲ 3.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Cerritos home is worth about $1,089,000, up 3.5% in a year, 42% above the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market28
Sale-to-list104.3%
Sold in May18
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Safety in Cerritos

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Safety Grade D

Cerritos reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Cerritos 2.5
California 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Cerritos 37.8
California 18.2
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A+

The public schools Cerritos’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 96% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#57Best public schoolsof 574 in CA
DistrictABC UnifiedSchools24

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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