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California State University, Monterey Bay · MARKET CONTEXT
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University & housing details Definitions, dates and sources
City median sale price $799,600
Median sale price for the cited city housing market; not a campus-only or student-property price.
Seaside, CA · 2026-07 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗1 bedroom rent reference $2,012/mo
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Seaside, CA · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗City sale-price change 2.3%
Year-over-year change paired with the saved city median sale-price series.
Seaside, CA · 2026-07 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗Studio rent reference $1,641/mo
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Seaside, CA · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗2 bedrooms rent reference $2,890/mo
Saved source-specific rental reference. Scope is the cited city or off-campus market guide; not median rent, per-bed rent, or a live quote.
Seaside, CA · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗3 bedrooms rent reference $4,106/mo
Saved source-specific rental reference. Scope is the cited city or off-campus market guide; not median rent, per-bed rent, or a live quote.
Seaside, CA · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗Campus housing policy CSUMB requires first-year and sophomore students who do not live in Monterey, Santa Cruz or San Benito counties to live in university housing. First-year students seeking cancellation must submit a Live-On Requirement Exception Request.
Official housing policy summary preserved verbatim from the saved source record.
Seaside, CA · 2026-27 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗Before choosing off-campus housing: CSUMB requires first-year and sophomore students who do not live in Monterey, Santa Cruz or San Benito counties to live in university housing. First-year students seeking cancellation must submit a Live-On Requirement Exception Request. University housing policy ↗ Checked 2026-09-07
University figures and citywide housing data cover different populations and periods. They do not establish achievable rent, occupancy or investment returns for a specific property.
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