Population
Long Beach
458,491
Boston
663,972
Median Income
Long Beach
$83,969
Boston
$94,755
Home Value
Long Beach
$762,200
Boston
$710,400
Rent
Long Beach
$1,803
Boston
$2,093
Crime Rate
Long Beach
6.77
Boston
6.28
Cost of Living
Long Beach
172.7
Boston
180.6
Avg Temp
Long Beach
N/A
Boston
50°F
Unemployment
Long Beach
6.5%
Boston
6.0%
How Similar Are Long Beach & Boston?
Boston is Long Beach's #2 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Long Beach
458,491
Boston
663,972
Boston has a 31% larger population than Long Beach.
Violent Crime
Long Beach
6.77
Boston
6.28
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 7% difference.
Property Crime
Long Beach
34.79
Boston
20.22
Long Beach has a 42% higher property crime than Boston.
Political Leaning
Long Beach
31.9%
Boston
22.4%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Long Beach has a stronger Democratic lean (30% difference).
Unemployment
Long Beach
6.5%
Boston
6.0%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 7% difference.
Median Income
Long Beach
$83,969
Boston
$94,755
Boston has a 11% higher median income than Long Beach.
Home Values
Long Beach
$762,200
Boston
$710,400
Both cities have similar home values — just a 7% difference.
Education
Long Beach
24.4%
Boston
38.0%
Boston has a 36% higher education than Long Beach.
Demographics
Long Beach
41.6%
Boston
47.8%
Boston has a 13% higher demographics than Long Beach.
Cost of Living
Long Beach
172.7
Boston
180.6
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Long Beach and Boston share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Boston
Boston leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Long Beach leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDLong Beach has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,085 vs $2,476 in Boston (16% lower). Long Beach has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,601 vs $2,941 in Boston (12% lower). Long Beach scores 114.2 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 122.4 in Boston.
Overall Cost Index
Housing Index
Food Index
Transportation Index
Healthcare Index
Utilities Index
Living Wage (1 Adult)
Living Wage (Family of 4)
Fair Market Rent (1BR)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)
Housing Market — Long Beach leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLong Beach has a single-family homes of 45.0% compared to 18.2% in Boston. Long Beach has a vacancy rate of 5.6% compared to 9.3% in Boston. Long Beach has a owner-occupied of 40.9% compared to 35.4% in Boston.
Median Home Value
Median Rent
Median Property Tax
Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Boston leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBoston: 403,888 vs Long Beach: 250,819 for labor force. Boston has a per capita income of $60,001 vs $42,370 in Long Beach (29% higher). Boston has a work from home of 18.8% compared to 14.4% in Long Beach.
Median Household Income
Per Capita Income
Poverty Rate
Unemployment Rate
Labor Force
Mean Commute
Work from Home
Private Sector
Government Sector
Crime & Safety — Boston leads
Source: FBI UCRBoston has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.78 compared to 7.05 in Long Beach. Boston has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.04 compared to 0.08 in Long Beach. Boston has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 1.26 compared to 2.23 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)
Burglary Rate (per 1K)
Larceny Rate (per 1K)
Violent Crime Clearance
Property Crime Clearance
Weather & Climate
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoAvg Annual Temperature
Avg Annual High
Avg Annual Low
Sunny Days per Year
Annual Rainfall
Annual Snowfall
Avg Humidity
Schools & Education — Boston leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauBoston has a bachelor's degree or higher of 38.0% compared to 24.4% in Long Beach. Boston has a high school diploma or higher of 50.8% compared to 36.9% in Long Beach.
Public Schools
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio
Colleges & Universities
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBoston has a population of 663,972, about 1.4x the size of Long Beach (458,491). Boston skews younger with a median age of 33.2 vs 36.8.
Population
Median Age
Avg Household Size
Married Population
Foreign Born
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Long Beach
Boston
Healthcare — Boston leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBoston: 4 vs Long Beach: 2 for with emergency services. Boston: 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 — Boston leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLong Beach has a drive alone of 68.3% compared to 34.1% in Boston. Boston has a public transit of 24.0% compared to 3.9% in Long Beach. Boston has a bicycle of 2.1% compared to 0.6% in Long Beach.
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Bicycle
Work from Home
Airports
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