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    3/5

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At a glance

DeForest Park is ranked #72 of 100 neighborhoods in Long Beach with an overall score of 2.0/5. The trade-offs are curb appeal (2.9/5) and public spaces (3.0/5).

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Neighborhood Review
Key Words: River Trail, DeForest Park, Wetlands Edge

DeForest Park anchors the far northwest corner of Long Beach, named for the park at its center along the east bank of the Los Angeles River. The park is the neighborhood's defining amenity, with ball fields, a community center, a small lake, and access to the river bike path, plus the restored DeForest wetlands nearby that have brought native habitat back to the channel. The housing is mostly modest postwar single-family stock on flat streets, in one of the more affordable and tucked-away parts of the city. The river and the 710 form hard western and eastern edges, which keeps through-traffic out but also leaves the neighborhood somewhat isolated from the rest of Long Beach. For buyers who want a real park and the river trail at the doorstep at a Northside price, DeForest Park offers more green space than its profile suggests.

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Neighborhood Amenities

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    3.0

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    Public Spaces

    3

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    Curb Appeal

    2.9

Overall Amenities score: 3

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.
DeForest Park ranks 31st of 98 for sunshine in Long Beach, and it out-suns about half of Greater Los Angeles. Its warmest month is August, averaging 83° highs, and it gets about 12 inches of rain a year, the driest in the city.
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Rank in Long Beach
31st of 98
Across Greater Los Angeles
46th percentile
Rain per year
12 in driest in city
Warmest month
Aug 83° avg high
Summer day
63° → 80°F
Winter day
48° → 67°F
Sunshine and temperature figures are 30-year climate averages for this neighborhood's location.

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Is DeForest Park a good place to live?

DeForest Park ranks 72nd of 100 neighborhoods in Long Beach with an overall Houseberry score of 2.0 out of 5. The trade-offs are curb appeal (2.9/5) and public spaces (3.0/5).

What is the weather like in DeForest Park?

DeForest Park, Long Beach receives 80% of its possible sunshine, 31st of 98 in Long Beach. Summer days run 63° to 80°F and winter days 48° to 67°F, August is the warmest month and rainfall averages about 12 inches a year.

Is DeForest Park walkable to shops and restaurants?

DeForest Park, Long Beach scores 3.0 out of 5 for nearby merchants and 3.0 out of 5 for public spaces. Its overall amenities score is 3.0 out of 5, 59th of 100 in Long Beach.

What is DeForest Park known for?

DeForest Park, Long Beach is associated with River Trail, DeForest Park and Wetlands Edge.

How does DeForest Park compare to other Long Beach neighborhoods?

DeForest Park ranks 72nd of 100 neighborhoods in Long Beach. It scores highest on nearby merchants (3.0/5) and lowest on curb appeal (2.9/5).

What are the downsides of living in DeForest Park?

DeForest Park, Long Beach scores lowest on curb appeal (2.9/5) and public spaces (3.0/5).

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