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Carson Park (Plaza East), Long Beach, CA

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Ranked 49th /100 in Long Beach, CA

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Carson Park (Plaza East) is ranked #49 of 100 neighborhoods in Long Beach with an overall score of 2.7/5. It ranks 42nd of 100 in Long Beach for schools. The trade-offs are nearby merchants (2.8/5) and schools (3.0/5).

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Neighborhood Review
Key Words: Postwar Tract, Suburban Calm, Eastside Value

Carson Park, which Houseberry pairs with the Plaza East label, is a classic postwar East Long Beach tract on the Lakewood border, built out between roughly 1948 and 1954. The homes are the modest two- and three-bedroom single-stories of that era on flat 5,000-square-foot lots, most of them updated and expanded over the decades. It is quintessential suburban Long Beach: quiet streets, driveways and lawns, and a settled, residential feel without much commercial activity inside the lines. The neighborhood scores on practicality. Heartwell Park and its golf course are close, the Long Beach Towne Center and Lakewood shopping are minutes away, and the 405 and 605 are within easy reach. There is no walkable retail core, so daily life runs on the car. For buyers who want an affordable, well-located house with room to put their own stamp on it, this part of the eastside delivers.

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Neighborhood Amenities

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    2.8

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    3.1

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    3.1

Overall Amenities score: 3.1

Neighborhood Weather

80%
of possible sunshine
Of all the daylight this spot gets in a year, 80% arrives as sunshine - clouds and fog block the rest.
Carson Park (Plaza East) ranks 57th of 98 for sunshine in Long Beach, though it still out-suns nearly half of Greater Los Angeles. Its warmest month is August, averaging 82° highs, and it gets about 12 inches of rain a year, the driest in the city.
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Rank in Long Beach
57th of 98
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Rain per year
12 in driest in city
Warmest month
Aug 82° avg high
Summer day
63° → 79°F
Winter day
47° → 67°F
Sunshine and temperature figures are 30-year climate averages for this neighborhood's location.

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Is Carson Park (Plaza East) a good place to live?

Carson Park (Plaza East) ranks 49th of 100 neighborhoods in Long Beach with an overall Houseberry score of 2.7 out of 5. The trade-offs are nearby merchants (2.8/5) and schools (3.0/5).

What is the weather like in Carson Park (Plaza East)?

Carson Park (Plaza East), Long Beach receives 80% of its possible sunshine, 57th of 98 in Long Beach. Summer days run 63° to 79°F and winter days 47° to 67°F, August is the warmest month and rainfall averages about 12 inches a year.

Is Carson Park (Plaza East) walkable to shops and restaurants?

Carson Park (Plaza East), Long Beach scores 2.8 out of 5 for nearby merchants and 3.1 out of 5 for public spaces. Its overall amenities score is 3.1 out of 5, 52nd of 100 in Long Beach.

What is Carson Park (Plaza East) known for?

Carson Park (Plaza East), Long Beach is associated with Postwar Tract, Suburban Calm and Eastside Value.

How does Carson Park (Plaza East) compare to other Long Beach neighborhoods?

Carson Park (Plaza East) ranks 49th of 100 neighborhoods in Long Beach. It ranks 42nd of 100 in Long Beach for schools (3.0/5) and scores lowest on nearby merchants (2.8/5).

What are the downsides of living in Carson Park (Plaza East)?

Carson Park (Plaza East), Long Beach scores lowest on nearby merchants (2.8/5) and schools (3.0/5).

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