Cerritos, CA vs Los Gatos, 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

Los Gatos

65.9

#1600 nationally

Los Gatos leads in crime level (4.0 vs 9.6). Los Gatos leads in median household income ($198,117 vs $124,460). Los Gatos leads in average commute (28 min vs 33.4 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Cerritos, CA	Los Gatos, CA
WhereAtHome Score	62.5 (#1846)	65.9 (#1600)
Population	46,797	32,216
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,095,591	$2,628,349
Median Household Income	$124,460	$198,117
Average Commute	33.4 min	28 min
Walk Score	54	47
Crime Level	9.6	4.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	186	N/A
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+32.9	D+40.0