Cost of living in Seaside, California
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,409 a month.
Seaside is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $85,311 a year.
- People
- 31,814
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,409
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $85,311
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $787,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,416
- Salinas, CA MSA
Seaside, California has about 31,814 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $787,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Monterey County is $2,416 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Seaside. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Salinas, CA metro area, prices sit at 109.0 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
California taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Seaside's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical California home paid 33.61¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Seaside's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in California averaged $4.53 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 982 places we list in California with a rent figure, 227 have higher typical rent than Seaside.
Nearby places
- Del Rey Oaks
Typical rent $3,298
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Typical rent $2,353
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Typical rent $2,101
Compare with Seaside - Pacific Grove
Typical rent $2,455
Compare with Seaside - Carmel-by-the-Sea
Typical rent $2,707
Compare with Seaside - Del Monte Forest
Typical rent $3,501
Compare with Seaside - Boronda
Typical rent $2,112
Compare with Seaside - Carmel Valley Village
Typical rent $2,211
Compare with Seaside
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in California
Bigger places in California
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.