Plaza

Long Beach, CA

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Plaza - Long Beach, CA Area Guide

A family-focused neighborhood surrounding El Dorado Park

Walkable Suburban Family-Friendly Bikeable Park-Like

With the 450-acre El Dorado Park at its center, the Plaza neighborhood of Long Beach consists of shaded streets filled with apartments and post-World War II tract homes, many of which have been substantially enlarged and remodeled through the years. Locals congregate at the park to enjoy tennis, an 18-hole public golf course, the El Dorado Nature Center, a lake, and more.

Expect to find families enjoying the outdoors and neighbors walking their dogs when you stroll along a residential street in this neighborhood. Locals enjoy convenient shopping in the Plaza neighborhood at the Long Beach Town Center Mall, as well as at a variety of big-box stores. Popular chain restaurants line East Spring Street, the hub of East Long Beach's restaurant row, and residents head to the El Dorado Bar and Grill to watch sports on the big TVs and enjoy lunch overlooking the putting green.

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

70 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

60 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Moderately Noisy

Quiet Score

50 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • El Dorado Nature Center
  • El Dorado East Regional Park
  • Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
  • Colorado Lagoon
  • Los Cerritos Wetlands Trust

Airports

  • Long Beach (Daugherty Field)
  • John Wayne/Orange County

Top Apartments in Plaza

Houses for Rent in Plaza

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.