City of Oceanside

Ideally situated halfway between L.A. and San Diego, Oceanside, with its gorgeous coastline and perfect weather is a superb place to live and work. The City of Oceanside is a full-service city. We provide our own police and fire safety, library, water and sewer services. In addition, the City has a municipal airport, a beautiful small craft harbor, one of the longest wooden piers in the west, golf courses, swimming pools, numerous parks, community centers, and extensive palm-lined beaches. Oceanside offers exciting hands-on recreational opportunities such as museums, bike trails, whale-watching tours, skydiving, fine dining, and so much more. Oceanside enjoys one of the most desirable climates in the country, with sunshine and coastal breezes nearly every day. Oceanside also offers a low unemployment rate and one of the region’s more affordable coastal living. Oceanside has a highly-rated livability factor with an advantageous coastal locale, a thriving downtown scene, plenty of open space, miles of beautiful coastline, unique architecture, historic buildings, and an efficient transportation hub. Oceanside offers professionals some of the most affordable housing in coastal southern California. The City is conveniently located between four major airports. Oceanside’s economy is robust and the unemployment rate is currently low. Future Oceanside job growth is projected to be 36.4% over the next ten years. The “beachy” culture, lively neighborhoods, historic architecture, wonderful people, art and live theatre, and the many new dining options make Oceanside an attractive place to live, work, play and stay!