City Score: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA scores 28 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 33 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 20 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

  • What Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is up against: 65 out of 100 — Better than 26% of cbsas, down 2 points
  • Where grace is growing: 35 out of 100 — Better than 63% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 43 out of 100 — Better than 40% of cbsas, down 5 points
  • Christian liberty: 20 out of 100 — Better than 5% of cbsas, down 3 points

What takes Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 20 → 40
  • Unity: Unity 42 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 29 → 45
  • Prayer: Prayer 26 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 9 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Children with married parents down 7 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 6 percentile points (Christian liberty)

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · California · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · California · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · California · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · California · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · California · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · California · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · California · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · California · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · California · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · California · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · California · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 135 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

  1. Rancho Palos Verdes, CA — 53, Liberty
  2. Laguna Niguel, CA — 48, Liberty
  3. Yorba Linda, CA — 46, Liberty
  4. Laguna Beach, CA — 45, Liberty
  5. Aliso Viejo, CA — 44, Liberty
  6. Diamond Bar, CA — 44, Liberty
  7. La Cañada Flintridge, CA — 44, Liberty
  8. Dana Point, CA — 43, Liberty
  9. Irvine, CA — 43, Liberty
  10. La Verne, CA — 43, Liberty
  11. Placentia, CA — 43, Liberty
  12. Duarte, CA — 42, Liberty
  13. Ladera Ranch, CA — 42, Liberty
  14. Mission Viejo, CA — 42, Liberty
  15. San Marino, CA — 42, Liberty
  16. Silverado, CA — 42, Liberty
  17. Trabuco Canyon, CA — 42, Liberty
  18. Fountain Valley, CA — 41, Liberty
  19. Laguna Hills, CA — 41, Liberty
  20. Santa Clarita, CA — 41, Liberty
  21. Cypress, CA — 40, Liberty
  22. Glendale, CA — 40, Liberty
  23. Glendora, CA — 40, Liberty
  24. Newport Beach, CA — 40, Liberty
  25. Laguna Woods, CA — 39, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/los-angeles-long-beach-anaheim-ca. Methodology.

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