Pierside North
250 Mission Ave,
Oceanside, CA 92054
$3,172 - $4,754 Total Monthly Price
Studio - 2 Beds
Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton, CA Area Guide
A sprawling military base along the Southern California coast.
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Marine Base
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Coast
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Southern California
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Sitting along 17 miles of Southern California coastline, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the largest Marine training installation on the West Coast and a self-contained community unlike anywhere else in the region. Established in 1942 to prepare Marines for World War II service, the base spans roughly 125,000 acres and hosts major units including the 1st Marine Division. Its location puts residents about 38 miles north of Downtown San Diego and around 80 miles south of Los Angeles, making both metro areas genuinely accessible on weekends. Neighboring Oceanside sits just to the south, offering restaurants, beaches, and everyday conveniences, while Carlsbad and San Clemente provide additional options for dining and outdoor recreation.
Most off-base housing options are found in Oceanside and the surrounding coastal communities, where renters can choose from apartment communities, townhomes, and single-story rentals within a short commute of the base gates. On-base housing is also available and managed through the installation's housing office. The base itself has been featured in Hollywood productions like "Heartbreak Ridge" and "Pearl Harbor," a nod to its dramatic landscape of rolling hills, open terrain, and Pacific shoreline that makes this corner of San Diego County genuinely one of a kind.
Getting Around
Explore how walkable, bikeable, drivable, and transit-friendly Camp Pendleton, CA is for everyday living.
Exceptionally drivable
Drivability
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Somewhat bikeable
Bikeability
20
/ 100
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- San Onofre State Beach
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† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.
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Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.