Long Beach, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 450,469 as of 2025. A charter city, Long Beach is the 7th-most populous city in California, the 2nd-most populous city in Los Angeles County, and the largest city in California that is not a county seat. Incorporated in 1897, Long Beach is in Southern California, in the southern part of Los Angeles County. Long Beach is approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, and is part of the Gateway Cities region. The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world'…

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How Long Beach ranks

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#311Most remote workers in CA #345Most educated in CA #259Best schools in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code90801, 90802, 90803

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Living in Long Beach

Housing in Long Beach

$851K▲ 2.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Long Beach home is worth about $851,000, up 2.5% in a year, 11% above the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market41

Sale-to-list100%

Sold in May194

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Safety in Long Beach

D

Safety Grade D

Long Beach reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Long Beach 6.2

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Long Beach 25.2

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Long Beach

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B

School Grade B

The public schools Long Beach’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#259Best public schoolsof 574 in CA

DistrictLong Beach UnifiedSchools104

Muir K-8 B+Elementary · Grades K–8 · 1,029 students Cubberley K-8 A-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 951 students Grant Elementary CElementary · Grades K–5 · 951 students Newcomb Academy A+Elementary · Grades K–8 · 914 students Longfellow Elementary CElementary · Grades K–5 · 904 students Tincher Preparatory AElementary · Grades K–8 · 837 students

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.