Urban Forest Finance

Explore Cerritos's 30,000+ tree urban forest as a municipal asset. Model costs, benefits, and create capital improvement plans.

City Trees

Planted/Year

Tree City USA Years

$0M

Est. Forest Value

Cerritos Urban Forest

Since incorporation in 1956, the City of Cerritos has planted more than 30,000 trees. Approximately 250 young trees are planted each year. Cerritos has been named a Tree City USA for 26 consecutive years.

Municipal Asset Perspective: At an average replacement value of $3,500 per tree, the City's 30,000+ trees represent approximately $105.0M in infrastructure value — managed by the Public Works department ($16.5M FY 2025-26 budget).

Asset Valuation Summary

Avg Tree Value

$3,500

Annual Maintenance/Tree

$45

Planting Cost/Tree

$350

Replacement Cost/Tree

$850

Annual Appreciation

2.5%

Annual Benefit/Tree

$35.41

Estimated using average replacement cost method. Actual values vary significantly by species, size, condition, and location.

Sources

City of Cerritos — Tree City USA Announcement (accessed 2025-06-27)City of Cerritos — Landscape and Trees (accessed 2025-06-27)City of Cerritos — FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget (Public Works) (accessed 2025-06-27)USDA Forest Service — i-Tree Benefits (accessed 2025-06-27)