Population
Long Beach
458,491
Oceanside
172,542
Median Income
Long Beach
$83,969
Oceanside
$93,724
Home Value
Long Beach
$762,200
Oceanside
$702,000
Rent
Long Beach
$1,803
Oceanside
$2,207
Crime Rate
Long Beach
6.77
Oceanside
4.59
Cost of Living
Long Beach
172.7
Oceanside
182.9
Avg Temp
Long Beach
N/A
Oceanside
N/A
Unemployment
Long Beach
6.5%
Oceanside
5.4%
How Similar Are Long Beach & Oceanside?
Oceanside is Long Beach's #18 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Long Beach
458,491
Oceanside
172,542
Long Beach (458,491) is about 2.7x larger than Oceanside (172,542).
Violent Crime
Long Beach
6.77
Oceanside
4.59
Long Beach has a 32% higher violent crime than Oceanside.
Property Crime
Long Beach
34.79
Oceanside
16.72
Long Beach's property crime is significantly higher than Oceanside's — 52% difference.
Political Leaning
Long Beach
31.9%
Oceanside
40.2%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Oceanside has a stronger Democratic lean (21% difference).
Unemployment
Long Beach
6.5%
Oceanside
5.4%
Long Beach has a 17% higher unemployment than Oceanside.
Median Income
Long Beach
$83,969
Oceanside
$93,724
Oceanside has a 10% higher median income than Long Beach.
Home Values
Long Beach
$762,200
Oceanside
$702,000
Both cities have similar home values — just a 8% difference.
Education
Long Beach
24.4%
Oceanside
24.1%
Both cities have similar education — just a 1% difference.
Demographics
Long Beach
41.6%
Oceanside
52.9%
Oceanside has a 21% higher demographics than Long Beach.
Cost of Living
Long Beach
172.7
Oceanside
182.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 6% difference.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Long Beach and Oceanside differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Long Beach
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Oceanside
Oceanside leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Long Beach leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDLong Beach has a fair market rent (1br) of $2,085 vs $2,459 in Oceanside (15% lower). Long Beach has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,601 vs $3,001 in Oceanside (13% lower). Long Beach scores 114.2 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 121.6 in Oceanside.
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Fair Market Rent (2BR)
Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOceanside has a single-family homes of 64.8% compared to 45.0% in Long Beach. Oceanside has a owner-occupied of 58.5% compared to 40.9% in Long Beach. Long Beach has a vacancy rate of 5.6% compared to 8.0% in Oceanside.
Median Home Value
Median Rent
Median Property Tax
Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Oceanside leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLong Beach: 250,819 vs Oceanside: 93,393 for labor force. Oceanside has a poverty rate of 8.1% compared to 15.0% in Long Beach. Oceanside has a unemployment rate of 5.4% compared to 6.5% in Long Beach.
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Crime & Safety — Oceanside leads
Source: FBI UCROceanside has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.02 compared to 0.08 in Long Beach. Oceanside has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.85 compared to 2.23 in Long Beach. Oceanside has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 3.08 compared to 7.05 in Long Beach.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauLong Beach has a bachelor's degree or higher of 24.4% compared to 24.1% in Oceanside.
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Avg Student-Teacher Ratio
Colleges & Universities
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLong Beach has a population of 458,491, about 2.7x the size of Oceanside (172,542). Long Beach skews younger with a median age of 36.8 vs 38.1.
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Long Beach
Oceanside
Healthcare — Oceanside leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareOceanside: 4 vs Long Beach: 2 for with emergency services. Oceanside: 3.0 vs Long Beach: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Oceanside leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLong Beach has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.2% in Oceanside. Long Beach has a public transit of 3.9% compared to 2.1% in Oceanside. Oceanside has a drive alone of 71.4% compared to 68.3% in Long Beach.
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Airports
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