Long Beach, CA · the CityFunIndex
Affordability in Long Beach
Long Beach ranks T#107 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 20 — Quiet. That puts it in the 21st percentile nationally and #15 of 18 in California.
- affordability score
- 20
- Quiet
- National rank
- T#107 of 134
- In California
- #15 of 18
- Percentile
- 21st
The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Long Beach sits 30 points below the median.
How affordability is measured
Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.
The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.
Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →
Ranked around Long Beach
- #105 Miami, FL 22
- #106 Richmond, VA 21
- T#107 Long Beach, CA — this page 20
- #109 Tampa, FL 19
- #110 Houston, TX 18
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More about Long Beach
Long Beach scores 31 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: