A town of 47,867. Nearly 5.2% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Cerritos does most differently from other towns.
Where Cerritos’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Cerritos. Another town gets a different order.
5.0 miles of trails across 21 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cerritos Park East | 0.8 mi | 31 |
| 2. El Rancho Verde Park | 0.6 mi | 6 |
| 3. Gridley Park | 0.5 mi | 8 |
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.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leal (Frank C.) Elementary | K–6 | 774 | A+ |
| Nixon (Patricia) Elementary | K–6 | 681 | A+ |
| Cerritos Elementary | K–6 | 612 | A+ |
| Bragg Elementary | K–6 | 602 | A |
| Wittmann (Helen) Elementary | K–6 | 561 | A+ |
| Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary | K–6 | 547 | A+ |
Cerritos beats the California average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Cerritos | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.6% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.3% | 7.3% |
| More adults with high cholesterol | 41.6% | 35.4% |
Most working residents leave Cerritos for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Los Angeles (15%), Long Beach (7%) and Anaheim (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Cerritos reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.
The typical Cerritos home is worth about $1,089,000, up 3.5% in a year, 42% above the California typical home.
Cerritos has warm winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 47°, and snow is almost unheard of.
2 colleges in town.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
17 notable people were born in Cerritos.
City in California, United States
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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6 towns share a border with Cerritos.
