Best PlacesPark Estates, Long Beach, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Park Estates, Long Beach, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Park Estates, Long Beach ranks 546th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Park Estates, Long Beach
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Park Estates, Long Beach's strengths and weaknesses
Where Park Estates, Long Beach ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 303 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Park Estates, Long Beach ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Park Estates, Long Beach
A household needs to earn about $308,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Park Estates, Long Beach home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $116,550, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Park Estates, Long Beach's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Park Estates, Long Beach
Park Estates, Long Beach runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Park Estates, Long Beach.
Who works in Park Estates, Long Beach, and how
Work in Park Estates, Long Beach centers on finance & insurance and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Park Estates, Long Beach
The coast is about 4 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Park Estates, Long Beach, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Park Estates, Long Beach, month by month
Park Estates, Long Beach sees roughly 303 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 70, with lows near 47. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70° | 57° | 47° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 65° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Park Estates, Long Beach
The nearest airport, Long Beach (Daugherty Field), is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Wayne/Orange County, about 17 miles away.
The best schools in and around Park Estates, Long Beach
Schools across Park Estates, Long Beach average an A, better than 96% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Gant ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Bixby ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Bryant ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Helen Keller MiddleA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Eunice Sato Academy Of Math & ScienceA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Park Estates, Long Beach school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Park Estates, Long Beach measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Park Estates, Long Beach against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Park Estates, Long Beach
Is Park Estates, Long Beach a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Park Estates, Long Beach ranks 546th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and good schools, and lowest on air quality and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Park Estates, Long Beach expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,191,837. The overall cost of living runs about 48% above the national average. Set against a $116,550 median income, cost of living beats 58% of neighborhoods.
Is Park Estates, Long Beach safe?
Yes, Park Estates, Long Beach is safer than 65% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
Compare Park Estates, Long Beach with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Park Estates, Long Beach. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Park Estates, Long Beach represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Park Estates, Long Beach detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Park Estates, Long Beach: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Park Estates, Long Beach: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Park Estates, Long Beach: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Park Estates, Long Beach: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Park Estates, Long Beach detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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