Cerritos, CA vs Newark, 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

Newark

62.4

#1861 nationally

Newark leads in median household income ($159,465 vs $124,460). Cerritos leads in crime level (9.6 vs 10.4). Newark leads in average commute (31.2 min vs 33.4 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Cerritos, CA	Newark, CA
WhereAtHome Score	62.5 (#1846)	62.4 (#1861)
Population	46,797	46,929
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,095,591	$1,202,648
Median Household Income	$124,460	$159,465
Average Commute	33.4 min	31.2 min
Walk Score	54	57
Crime Level	9.6	10.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	186	195
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+32.9	D+53.6