Population
Long Beach
458,491
Austin
967,862
Median Income
Long Beach
$83,969
Austin
$91,461
Home Value
Long Beach
$762,200
Austin
$512,700
Rent
Long Beach
$1,803
Austin
$1,655
Crime Rate
Long Beach
6.77
Austin
4.67
Cost of Living
Long Beach
172.7
Austin
160.5
Avg Temp
Long Beach
N/A
Austin
69°F
Unemployment
Long Beach
6.5%
Austin
4.5%
How Similar Are Long Beach & Austin?
Austin is Long Beach's #23 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Long Beach
458,491
Austin
967,862
Austin (967,862) is about 2.1x larger than Long Beach (458,491).
Violent Crime
Long Beach
6.77
Austin
4.67
Long Beach has a 31% higher violent crime than Austin.
Property Crime
Long Beach
34.79
Austin
32.42
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 7% difference.
Political Leaning
Long Beach
31.9%
Austin
29.4%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 8% difference.
Unemployment
Long Beach
6.5%
Austin
4.5%
Long Beach has a 30% higher unemployment than Austin.
Median Income
Long Beach
$83,969
Austin
$91,461
Both cities have similar median income — just a 8% difference.
Home Values
Long Beach
$762,200
Austin
$512,700
Long Beach has a 33% higher home values than Austin.
Education
Long Beach
24.4%
Austin
41.6%
Austin has a 41% higher education than Long Beach.
Demographics
Long Beach
41.6%
Austin
59.9%
Austin has a 31% higher demographics than Long Beach.
Cost of Living
Long Beach
172.7
Austin
160.5
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 7% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Long Beach and Austin share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Austin
Austin leads in 7 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Austin leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDAustin has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,852 vs $2,601 in Long Beach (40% lower). Austin has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,562 vs $2,085 in Long Beach (33% lower). Austin scores 103.0 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 120.8 in Long Beach.
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Housing Market — Austin leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLong Beach has a median home value of $762,200 vs $512,700 in Austin (49% higher). Long Beach has a median property tax of $4,911 vs $7,801 in Austin (37% lower). Austin has a median rent of $1,655 vs $1,803 in Long Beach (9% lower).
Median Home Value
Median Rent
Median Property Tax
Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Austin leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSAustin: 606,238 vs Long Beach: 250,819 for labor force. Austin has a work from home of 27.5% compared to 14.4% in Long Beach. Austin: 17 min vs Long Beach: 26 min for mean commute.
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Private Sector
Government Sector
Crime & Safety — Austin leads
Source: FBI UCRAustin has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.85 compared to 2.23 in Long Beach. Austin has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 4.45 compared to 7.05 in Long Beach. Austin has a property crime clearance of 7.6% compared to 3.6% in Long Beach.
Violent Crime Rate (per 1K)
Property Crime Rate (per 1K)
Murder Rate (per 1K)
Robbery Rate (per 1K)
Assault Rate (per 1K)
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Property Crime Clearance
Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Austin leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauAustin has a bachelor's degree or higher of 41.6% compared to 24.4% in Long Beach. Austin has a high school diploma or higher of 51.0% compared to 36.9% in Long Beach.
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Avg Student-Teacher Ratio
Colleges & Universities
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSAustin has a population of 967,862, about 2.1x the size of Long Beach (458,491). Austin skews younger with a median age of 34.5 vs 36.8.
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Married Population
Foreign Born
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Long Beach
Austin
Healthcare — Austin leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareAustin: 3 vs Long Beach: 2 for with emergency services. Austin: 3.7 vs Long Beach: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
Nearby Hospitals
Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
With Emergency Services
Transportation & Commute — Austin leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLong Beach has a public transit of 3.9% compared to 2.1% in Austin. Austin has a work from home of 27.5% compared to 14.4% in Long Beach. Austin: 17 min vs Long Beach: 26 min for mean commute time.
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