Cerritos, CA vs Orange, 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

Orange

63.3

#1780 nationally

Orange leads in crime level (6.2 vs 9.6). Orange leads in average commute (26.5 min vs 33.4 min). Cerritos leads in median household income ($124,460 vs $109,335).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Cerritos, CA	Orange, CA
WhereAtHome Score	62.5 (#1846)	63.3 (#1780)
Population	46,797	138,337
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,095,591	$1,136,729
Median Household Income	$124,460	$109,335
Average Commute	33.4 min	26.5 min
Walk Score	54	51
Crime Level	9.6	6.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	186	178
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+32.9	D+2.6