Living in Seaside
There were 1,236 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. Seaside is in the United States; its population was 31,814 in July 2026. In July 2026, 65.3% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing. Foreign-born residents accounted for 26.2% of the population in 2026.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Seaside?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
Median gross rent was US$2,409 per month, while the median home value was US$787,100 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 35.4%, and the vacancy rate was 4.44% in July 2026.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet22Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan23Official · national market |
| Median gross rent | $2,409/month | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Households spending over 30% of income on rent | 65.31 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 4.44 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Property crime per 100,000 residents | 1,290 per 100,000 people | 1 Jul 2026 | FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 2,310 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official |
| Median monthly rent | 2,117 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Recorded property crimes | 217 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official |
Is Seaside a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
26.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 8,338 of 31,636 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.Work and income
Median household income was US$85,311 a year in July 2026.
Seaside 5.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | 85,311 USD/year | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband | 76.86 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 95.4 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Households with internet but no subscription | 1.34 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Households without internet | 3.12 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Households with satellite internet | 9.12 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Median gross salary | 2,583 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)29Community estimate · Supplemental context |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,501 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | www.bls.gov28Official |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
What does a salary buy in Seaside?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €2,751 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31 | − €2,310 |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €359 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Seaside. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Seaside. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with high school education or higher | 81.84 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Schools | 23 schools | 30 Jun 2026 | NCES CCD public school count16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district |
| School enrolment, share of residents | 31.49 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health provider ratio | 46 ratio | 30 Jun 2026 | HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official |
| Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents | 1,236 per 100,000 people | 30 Jun 2026 | HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official |
| Preventable hospitalizations | 2,379 per 100,000 people | 30 Jun 2026 | HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Seaside when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,346 offences per 100,000country median 1,586 | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting14Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 229.2 per 100,000 people | 1 Jul 2026 | FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official |
| Recorded violent crimes | 170 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official |
Mobility and administration
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average commute time | 21.04 minutes | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Workers commuting by bicycle | 1.55 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Workers commuting by public transport | 1.17 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Workers walking to work | 3.27 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Destinations from nearest airport | 6 count | 3 Aug 2026 | OpenFlights18Official |
| Nearest airport | MRY | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports19Official |
| Distance to nearest airport | 3 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports19Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Seaside. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Seaside 5.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 4.99 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202437Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 16.8 · Feb 17.4 · Mar 18.6 · Apr 19.5 · May 20.2 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 23.6 · Oct 23.2 · Nov 19.8 · Dec 16.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 5.3 · Feb 6 · Mar 7 · Apr 8 · May 10.1 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 13.1 · Sep 12.2 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 4.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 11.1 · Feb 11.7 · Mar 12.8 · Apr 13.7 · May 15.2 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 17.9 · Oct 16.5 · Nov 13.4 · Dec 10.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI26Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 66.9 · Feb 61.5 · Mar 52.4 · Apr 24.1 · May 9.7 · Jun 1.7 · Jul 0.2 · Aug 0.7 · Sep 1.3 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 32.1 · Dec 53.7 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI27Official |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 41.1 µg/m³ | 1 Jul 2026 | EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 5.57 µg/m³ | 1 Jul 2026 | EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county |
| PM2.5 monitoring sites | 4 monitors | 1 Jul 2026 | EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county |
| Annual precipitation | 489.6 mm | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
| Maximum July temperature | 15.42 °C | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
| Average annual temperature | 13.54 °C | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
| Minimum January temperature | 10.71 °C | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
Similar climate. In United States: Ventura ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±3.8 °C, Reims (France) ±4.2 °C, Leiria (Portugal) ±2.2 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.5 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±4.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 8,338 is not 16.8% of the population. Each row names its source.
By nationality
National passport73.6%Foreign residents26.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-resident share | 16.8 % | 31 Dec 2020 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)9Official |
| Foreign residents | 8,338 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Population density | 1,369 people/km² | 31 Dec 2025 | Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau10Official |
| Population | 31,636 people | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program21Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 31,325 people | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official |
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | 787,100 USD | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Owner-occupied homes | 35.44 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Labour force participation rate | 66.42 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Residents born abroad | 26.21 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Naturalized citizens, share of residents | 9.41 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Non-citizens, share of residents | 16.8 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Flu vaccination coverage | 65.54 % | 30 Jun 2026 | CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage7Official |
| Mammography screening coverage | 69.6 % | 30 Jun 2026 | CDC mammography screening rate8Official |
| Residents without health insurance | 12.56 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher | 29.57 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Crime reporting agencies | 1 agencies | 1 Jul 2026 | FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official |
| Households with a vehicle available | 93.88 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database | 0 agencies | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Workers aged 16 and over | 15,817 workers | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Workers mainly working from home | 8.28 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Households using cellular data plans | 91.67 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
Alternatives for people set on Seaside
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Pacific Grove as a Seaside alternative in the same region
7 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Median gross pay, city: €4,647 Pacific Grove vs €2,583 Seaside+80%
- Nearest airport: 7.0 km Pacific Grove vs 3.0 km Seaside+133%
- Foreign residents: 3.7% Pacific Grove vs 16.8% Seaside−78%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,051 Pacific Grove vs 1,346 Seaside−22%
- Residents: 14,659 Pacific Grove vs 31,636 Seaside−54%
- Unemployment: 5.5% Pacific Grove vs 5.9% Seaside−7%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,501 Pacific Grove vs €3,501 Seasidesame level
Plainfield as a Seaside alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 2936 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.
- Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €2,583 Seaside+87%
- Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 3.0 km Seaside+200%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 1,346 Seaside−45%
- Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 5.9% Seaside−36%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 5.0 µg/m³ Seaside+56%
- Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 16.8% Seaside−64%
- Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,501 Seaside+15%
Cities near Seaside
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Salary
- 2,838 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
- Rent
- 1,800 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 2,667 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Alternative cities in United States
Other cities in United States to compare with Seaside, nearest in population first.
How does Seaside compare?
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Is Seaside part of Salinas?
Seaside is in the published commuting zone of Salinas; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Salinas city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source20
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the typical salary around Seaside?
The median gross salary is 3,501 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.
What is the unemployment rate in Seaside?
The unemployment rate is 5.9 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.
Is the air quality good in Seaside?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.99 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.
How safe is Seaside?
Police recorded 1,346 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.
How many people live in Seaside?
The published population is 31,636 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.
How many foreign residents live in Seaside?
8,338 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.
Is Seaside a good place to live?
Seaside may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Seaside part of Salinas?
Seaside is in the published commuting zone of Salinas; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Seaside?
Salinas, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Marina, Castroville are near Seaside. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Seaside (California), United States: population, rent, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 217ec6f8fac6d6e88a252cbfa20b8d62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/seaside-ca/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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- ACS median gross rent api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
- ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
- CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
- CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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- EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-01
- FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-07-01
- FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
- FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
- HRSA mental health provider ratio data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
- NCES CCD public school count nces.ed.gov · checked 2026-06-30
- NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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