Cerritos, CA vs Lathrop, CA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Cerritos

62.5

#1846 nationally

Lathrop

61.6

#1896 nationally

Cerritos leads in walk score (54 vs 29). Lathrop leads in cost of living index (142 vs 186). Cerritos leads in average commute (33.4 min vs 42.9 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Cerritos, CA	Lathrop, CA
WhereAtHome Score	62.5 (#1846)	61.6 (#1896)
Population	46,797	39,857
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,095,591	$632,887
Median Household Income	$124,460	$108,732
Average Commute	33.4 min	42.9 min
Walk Score	54	29
Crime Level	9.6	8.3
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	186	142
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+32.9	R+0.9