Valinda vs Long Beach

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Valinda, CA

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Long Beach, CA

Area Score

Bottom 7% nationally

Signals

Valinda

Long Beach

Opportunity

35 · Bottom 11%

40 · Bottom 18%

Climate

100 · Top 4%

Physical resilience

11 · Bottom 4%

11 · Bottom 7%

Housing affordability

61 · Bottom 22%

37 · Bottom 3%

Access

94 · Top 42%

100 · Top 3%

Economic stability

64 · Top 41%

56 · Bottom 42%

Measured values

Metric	Valinda	Long Beach	Source period
Population	20,962	455,548	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$100,165	$87,430	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$30,745	$44,575	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	10,413/sq mi	8,990/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$636,700	$806,600	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,829	$1,871	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	79.3%	41.2%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.2%	July 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-1.8%	-1.6%	July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	35.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	8.1%	14.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	84°F	81°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	46°F	47°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	11.9"	12.0"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	19 mi	3 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	32.1 min	32.4 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	40.2	37.1	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Valinda

Elevated or high exposure: inland flooding, earthquake.

Long Beach

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake, inland flooding.

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