Cerritos vs Lakewood vs Norwalk
Three cities next to each other
I have lived in Cerritos and I live in Lakewood now, and Norwalk is right next door to Cerritos. Buyers often ask me how the three compare, so this page sets them side by side. Every figure in the table has its source and dates, and each row uses one source and one period for every city, so the columns compare like with like.
Home values
On the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026, the typical home value was $753,844 (Zillow Home Value Index, as of September 2026, retrieved November 2026) in Norwalk and $793,206 (Zillow Home Value Index, as of September 2026, retrieved November 2026) in Bellflower, against $872,068 (Zillow Home Value Index, as of September 2026, retrieved November 2026) in Lakewood and $1,086,261 (Zillow Home Value Index, as of September 2026, retrieved November 2026) in Cerritos. On the same index and month, Norwalk and Bellflower are both below Lakewood and Cerritos, so they can be a less costly way into the area.
Bellflower, next door to Lakewood and Cerritos, is not a column in the table. See my page on Homes in Bellflower.
A citywide figure is not a price for any one home. Ask me for recent sales on the street you are looking at.
Schools
The table lists every district with high schools that serves part of each city, each with its four-year graduation rate for the whole district, from the state's own data. Which districts serve each city comes from the city itself: the City of Cerritos names schools in ABC Unified and Bellflower Unified inside Cerritos, the City of Lakewood lists ABC, Bellflower, Long Beach and Paramount Unified, and the City of Norwalk lists schools in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified, ABC Unified and Whittier Union High.
Little Lake City School District, a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade district with no high schools, also serves parts of Norwalk, according to the City of Norwalk. It has no graduation rate, so it is not in the table.
In every city, the district and school that serve a home depend on its address, so confirm the assignment with the district for any home you are considering, then look up that school on the California School Dashboard.
More on each city
For parks, shopping and how to get around, see my guides to Homes in Cerritos, Homes in Lakewood and Homes in Norwalk.
Buying or selling here
If you are weighing these cities, call or message me in English, Punjabi or Hindi. I can pull a market report for any street or tell you what your home is worth.
Side by side
| Cerritos | Lakewood | Norwalk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical home value (Zillow Home Value Index) | $1,086,261 (Zillow Home Value Index, as of September 2026, retrieved November 2026) | $872,068 (Zillow Home Value Index, as of September 2026, retrieved November 2026) | $753,844 (Zillow Home Value Index, as of September 2026, retrieved November 2026) |
| Four-year graduation rate, each district with high schools serving the city | ABC Unified: 97.4% (California Department of Education, as of 2025-26 school year, retrieved November 2026) Bellflower Unified: 93.3% (California Department of Education, as of 2025-26 school year, retrieved November 2026) | ABC Unified: 97.4% (California Department of Education, as of 2025-26 school year, retrieved November 2026) Bellflower Unified: 93.3% (California Department of Education, as of 2025-26 school year, retrieved November 2026) Long Beach Unified: 91.0% (California Department of Education, as of 2025-26 school year, retrieved November 2026) Paramount Unified: 91.4% (California Department of Education, as of 2025-26 school year, retrieved November 2026) | Norwalk-La Mirada Unified: 92.7% (California Department of Education, as of 2025-26 school year, retrieved November 2026) ABC Unified: 97.4% (California Department of Education, as of 2025-26 school year, retrieved November 2026) Whittier Union High: 94.7% (California Department of Education, as of 2025-26 school year, retrieved November 2026) |
Official data
For official figures about Cerritos, Lakewood and Norwalk, see the statistics published by local law enforcement.
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