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Anaheim vs Long Beach

24 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.3× in Anaheim) and rent (+16% in Anaheim).

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Anaheim, CAA college townCalifornia · 344,521 people
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Long Beach, CAA history townCalifornia · 455,548 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AnaheimA college town
College town7 collegesWest Coast University-Orange County HistorySettled in 185713 places on the National Register Famous people56 notable peopleborn in Anaheim All about Anaheim →
Long BeachA history town
HistorySettled in 188819 places on the National Register Famous people61 notable peopleborn in Long Beach HealthHealthier than 57%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Long Beach →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails2.3×
Anaheim has more miles of trail
Anaheim 55.2 miLong Beach 23.7 mi
Rent+16%
Rent runs higher in Anaheim
Anaheim $2,175Long Beach $1,871
Work from home+5.1 pts
More people work from home in Long Beach
Long Beach 16.2%Anaheim 11.1%
Typical home built14 yrs
Long Beach’s homes are older
Anaheim 1973Long Beach 1959
Conserved land+8.4 pts
Anaheim has more conserved land
Anaheim 14.7%Long Beach 6.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Anaheim

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Anaheim$5,470/mo
Typical home $946K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $2,175/mo · Housing →
Long Beach$4,910/mo
Typical home $851K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,871/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Anaheim and Long Beach.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Anaheim places higher on 13 of 26 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
DAnaheimSafer than 13% of U.S. towns DLong BeachSafer than 8% of U.S. towns
Schools
BAnaheimBetter than 62% of districts in the state BLong BeachBetter than 60% of districts in the state
Health
B−AnaheimHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns BLong BeachHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns
13Anaheim
11Long Beach

Lists won, of 26 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #355#609 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 422 towns #325#207 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 844 towns #279#59 Highest graduation rateSchools · 720 towns #211#376 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #167#336 Most remote workersWork · 801 towns #469#311 Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #388#526 Cheapest rentCost of living · 830 towns #530#400

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Anaheim’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AnaheimLong Beach
Snow a year0″0″
January low49°F47°F
July high87°F77°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)84th92nd
Outdoors & history
AnaheimLong Beach
Trails55 mi24 mi
Conserved land14.7%6.3%
Settled18571888
National Register places1319
Archive photos1824
Famous people born here5661
Community
AnaheimLong Beach
Library hours a week43 hrs38 hrs
Colleges in town72
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

24 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

AnaheimLong BeachAnaheimLong Beach
Anaheim ↔ Long Beach24 miles apart
Who commutes between them
4,308 Long Beach residents work in Anaheim (2.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Long Beach →
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AnaheimLong Beach
People
Population 344,521Lowest 455,548Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.1%Highest CA: +6.1% +1%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 36.2±0.6Lowest 4% below CA 37.1±0.4Highest about the CA average
Long Beach and Anaheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.2%±0.7Highest CA: 22% 19.9%±0.6Lowest CA: 22%
Age 65+ 13%±0.5Lowest CA: 15.7% 13.5%±0.4Highest CA: 15.7%
Long Beach and Anaheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.7%Lowest CA: 37.1% 35.6%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.2%±0.5Highest CA: 7.6% 8.7%±0.4Lowest CA: 7.6%
Anaheim and Long Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $95,227±$3kHighest 4% below CA $87,430±$2kLowest 12% below CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $831,200±$9kHighest 13% above CA $806,600±$10kLowest 10% above CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,175±$22Highest 7% above CA $1,871±$20Lowest 8% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,363Highest 5% above CA $5,151Lowest about the CA average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60.5%±2.3Highest CA: 55.3% 55.6%±1.5Lowest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 12.4%Lowest CA: 12% 14.8%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 46.2%Highest CA: 55.9% 41.2%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 3 yrs older than CA 1959Lowest 17 yrs older than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 5% below CA 30 minHighest 4% above CA
Work from home 11.1%±0.7Lowest CA: 17.2% 16.2%±0.8Highest CA: 17.2%
Work in townworking residents 16.8%Lowest 21%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 12.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.23Highest 0.83Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Irvine (7%)Los Angeles (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Long Beach2% work in Anaheim
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.7%Highest 6.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 55.2 miHighest 23.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 60Lowest 75Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 99.3Highest 83.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #276 of 574 in CA#259 of 574 in CA
School district North Orange County ROP-Adult · Palm Lane Global Academy DistrictLong Beach Unified ROP · Intellectual Virtues Academy District
High school in town Anaheim HighPolytechnic High
Students per teacherat that high school 23.4Highest 23.3Lowest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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