United States / North America
Long Beach is a Southern California port city within the Los Angeles metro with one of the largest U.S. container ports, light-rail transit access, high housing costs, and coastal-flooding and air-quality adaptation context. Long Beach is a north america city of about ~13M metro in United States. On the composite city-intelligence score, Long Beach sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (67/100).
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Composite profile
67/100
Use the Long Beach profile to compare affordability, air quality, energy planning, and climate resilience alongside Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco.
67/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 67/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 36/100 | Long Beach's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 54/100 | Long Beach's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 70/100 | Long Beach's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 65/100 | Long Beach's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 69/100 | Long Beach's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 62/100 | Long Beach's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 62/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Long Beach is estimated to be a generally safe city (71/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Long Beach has a very high quality-of-life estimate (81/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Long Beach scores high for family living (76/100), helped by education access, parks and green space and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Long Beach is high for remote workers (69/100), based on connectivity, walkability and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Long Beach is high for retirement (70/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.
Local public safety guidance for Long Beach, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Universal emergency | 91124/7 | 911 reaches police, fire, and emergency medical dispatch across the United States. |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Long Beach, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the United States emergency profile.
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
Used as the primary attribution for the United States 911 universal emergency number.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare context for Long Beach, with national-level information from United States where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Long Beach, see the United States healthcare profile.
Official hospital registry
Federal directory for comparing Medicare-certified hospitals, nursing homes, and other care providers.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.
Used as the primary federal attribution for United States public-health context.
Used as the official United States hospital registry reference for verified facility lookups.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Local mobility context for Long Beach, with national-level context from United States where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Long Beach, see the United States transport profile.
Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.
Used as the primary federal attribution for United States national transport context.
Used as the primary attribution for United States aviation authority information.
Used as the primary attribution for United States rail authority information.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Long Beach. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Long Beach will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailableThe air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
Quick, evidence-based answers about Long Beach drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Yes — excellent quality of life (81/100), with nearby nature such as Chino Hills State Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Strong (76/100) on safety, schools and green space.
Relatively expensive; about $2,320/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
Mainly technology, aerospace, research.
A desert climate, averaging about 22.4°C.
Higher education is strong (79/100).
Healthcare access is strong (67/100).
Retirement suitability is good (62/100).
Within ~170 km: Chino Hills State Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
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Long Beach's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Long Beach's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Long Beach's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Long Beach's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Long Beach's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Long Beach's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living estimates for Long Beach — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate profile for Long Beach — Desert climate, annual average 22.4°C, comfort score 63/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs profile for Long Beach — global hub, economy score 86/100, key industries including technology, aerospace, research. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Long Beach — research center, education score 77/100, 9 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Long Beach — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 67/100, retirement score 62/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Source-attributed visual context for Long Beach using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning checklist for Long Beach — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Long Beach using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Long Beach using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Long Beach. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
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Regional discovery collections that include Long Beach — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
Protected landscape · 30 places across 78 cities.
Weekend escapes · 30 places across 61 cities.
Protected landscape · 30 places across 80 cities.
Weekend escapes · 27 places across 24 cities.
Theme-first discovery collections that include Long Beach — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
Mountain Escapes · 16 places across 80 cities.
Weekend Nature Retreats · 50 places across 80 cities.
Technology Education Hubs · 18 places across 14 cities.
Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Long Beach, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Long Beach has a very high quality-of-life estimate (81/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure. Visitors can also reach nature such as Chino Hills State Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Laguna Coast Wilderness Park within weekend range.
Long Beach has a very high quality-of-life estimate (81/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure. It indexes 81/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Long Beach spends roughly $2,320 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near $1,230. Overall the city is relatively expensive for the United States. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for above-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Long Beach is high for remote workers (69/100), based on connectivity, walkability and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Long Beach's labour market is very strong, with opportunities concentrated in technology, education and research and finance and professional services. Long Beach has a globally connected economy with strengths in technology, aerospace and research.
Long Beach offers strong infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 84/100.
Long Beach is a research-focused education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Computer Science, Business and Social Sciences.
Long Beach offers a moderate student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods and strong quality of life.
Long Beach has a regional healthcare center, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 67/100. Residents have strong access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Long Beach offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 62/100. Residents benefit from parks and green space, walkable streets and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
Long Beach has a desert climate, averaging about 22.4°C annually with roughly 121 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jul.
Long Beach is estimated to be a generally safe city (71/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Long Beach indexes a walkability score of 77 and a cycling score of 60 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Nature destinations within about 170 km of Long Beach include Chino Hills State Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Long Beach scores high for family living (76/100), helped by education access, parks and green space and healthcare.
Long Beach rates 45/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 82/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Chino Hills State Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Laguna Coast Wilderness Park supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Use the Long Beach profile to compare affordability, air quality, energy planning, and climate resilience alongside Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. Its standout dimensions are energy (70/100) and internet speed (69/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (36/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the United States country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Long Beach appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
Used where United States city comparisons need air-quality benchmark context.
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Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.