Long Beach CA
California · Pop. 455,548
Long Beach, CA: median household income of $87,430, median rent of $1,871/mo, 6.5% unemployment. Our verdict: Needs Work.
Score Breakdown
Key Metrics
Median Income
$87,430
per year
Median Rent
$1,871
per month
Median Home
$807k
home value
Unemployment
6.5%
of labor force
Poverty Rate
14.8%
below poverty line
Avg. Commute
30 min
one way
City Reality Check honest
"Long Beach, CA Reality Check"
In Long Beach, the rent-to-income burden runs around 26% — acceptable by national standards. Median income sits at $87,430 and median rent is $1,871/month. 53% of renters are cost-burdened (30%+ of income on housing). Landlords are winning; everyone else is treading water. Median home value: $806,600 — that's 9.2× the median income. Employment picture: 6.54% unemployment — a average employment landscape. Poverty rate: 14.8%. Average commute: 30 minutes — acceptable. Violent crime: 35.7/100k avg monthly rate (7208 reported); Property crime: 180.2/100k avg monthly rate (36396 reported). Long Beach was founded in 1888 — that's 138 years of history baked into the streets. The city covers 51.4 sq miles at 8,856 people/sq mile — densely packed. Elevation: 98 ft — essentially flat — floods are a real conversation. Long Beach has 11 sister cities — cosmopolitan on paper, at least. RoastMyCity overall score: 48/100 — Needs Work.
Local Context
Weather
/100Average high 71.8°F, low 55.4°F. 5 days per year above 90°F. 10.6 inches of annual precipitation.
Safety
/100Violent crime: 35.7/100k avg monthly rate (7208 reported); Property crime: 180.2/100k avg monthly rate (36396 reported).