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California State University at Long Beach Long Beach, CA

Don your black and gold for the 49ers

CSULB Long Beach State the Beach

With a beautiful peach tree-lined campus near the Pacific Ocean, California State University at Long Beach offers expansive educational opportunities in an exceptionally scenic environment. Established in 1949, CSULB boasts the best of the arts and sciences, with more art and design majors than any other public university in the country as well as a consistently top-rated engineering program and the largest Physics Department in the state. The 49ers sports teams compete in NCAA Division I Big West Conference. Long Beach State is also home to one of the most racially diverse student bodies on the West Coast. Situated in the Los Altos neighborhood of Long Beach, CSULB is often regarded as a commuter campus. Proximate to the 405 and 605 Interchange, Long Beach State is easily accessible from a number of nearby locales. There are plenty of things to do at Long Beach State—a pool sits in the middle of campus, the Japanese Garden contains a large pond of hungry koi fish, the Game Lounge houses a range of games, and the Carpenter Performing Arts Center hosts a variety of performances. Annual campus events include the Couture Fashion Show, Pow Wow, and Smorgasport.

Rent Trends

As of June 2026, the average apartment rent in Long Beach, CA is $1,477 for a studio, $1,833 for one bedroom, $2,350 for two bedrooms, and $2,676 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Long Beach has increased by 0.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 395 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,477/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 530 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,833/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 780 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,350/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 887 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,676/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

60 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

30 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

40 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Schools

Newcomb Academy

Public

Grades K-8

914 Students

Prisk Elementary School

Public

Grades K-5

469 Students

Longfellow Elementary School

Public

Grades K-5

904 Students

Longfellow Elementary

Public

Grades K-5

904 Students

Gant Elementary School

Public

Grades K-5

657 Students

Newcomb Academy

Public

Grades K-8

914 Students

Tincher Preparatory

Public

Grades K-8

837 Students

Tincher Preparatory School

Public

Grades K-8

837 Students

Rogers Middle School

Public

Grades 6-8

773 Students

Stephens Middle School

Public

Grades 6-8

658 Students

Ernest S. McBride Sr. High

Public

Grades 9-12

682 Students

Eunice Sato Academy Of Math & Science

Public

Grades 9-12

552 Students

Millikan High School

Public

Grades 9-12

3,408 Students

Millikan High

Public

Grades 9-12

3,408 Students

Renaissance High School For The Arts

Public

Grades 9-12

396 Students

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
  • Colorado Lagoon
  • El Dorado East Regional Park
  • Los Cerritos Wetlands Trust
  • El Dorado Nature Center

Airports

  • Long Beach (Daugherty Field)
  • John Wayne/Orange County

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Methodology

† 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.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

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 June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.