Tree Equity in Cerritos, CA

75.4

Tree Equity Score

11.5%

Canopy Cover

17.7%

Canopy Gap

Priority Areas

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What is the Tree Equity Score?

American Forests' Tree Equity Score combines tree canopy coverage, surface temperature, income, employment, race, age, and health data to identify where trees are needed most. Scores range from 0 to 100, and areas below 60 are priority for investment.

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75.4

TES Score / 100

11.5%

Current Canopy

29.2%

Canopy Goal

17.7%

Canopy Gap

Current: 11.5%Goal: 29.2%

Current canopy

Gap to goal

Environmental Benefits

Carbon Sequestered

2.7K tons CO₂/yr

+4.1K tons if gap closed

Stormwater Intercepted

19.3M gal/yr

Avg Tree Shade at Noon

23.0%

Canopy Area

2.6 km²

of 22.9 km² total

Estimated using i-Tree urban canopy rates. Methodology ↗

Equity Indicators

These factors show how tree canopy gaps overlap with social and environmental vulnerabilities.

1930s Redlining

15.4%

of neighborhoods were graded "hazardous" or "declining" on 1930s federal lending maps. Banks refused to invest in these areas, and many are still under-treed decades later.

Environmental Justice

0.0%

No neighborhoods here meet the federal threshold for environmental and economic burden. That's a good thing.

Heat Island Effect

-2.3°F

cooler than surrounding areas on average. The canopy is doing its job here.

People in the Data

49,578

people live across the 26 Census block groups we analyzed. That's who these numbers represent.

Data last updated: Feb 2026

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