Cerritos, CA vs Petaluma, 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

Petaluma

63.2

#1792 nationally

Petaluma leads in crime level (7.4 vs 9.6). Cerritos leads in walk score (54 vs 47). Cerritos leads in median household income ($124,460 vs $108,527).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Cerritos, CA	Petaluma, CA
WhereAtHome Score	62.5 (#1846)	63.2 (#1792)
Population	46,797	58,800
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,095,591	$903,171
Median Household Income	$124,460	$108,527
Average Commute	33.4 min	30.5 min
Walk Score	54	47
Crime Level	9.6	7.4
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+46.2