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Sunset Beach, CA

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A cozy beach town with a small-town vibe next to Huntington Beach

Beach Coastal Scenic Great Location Accessible Restaurants Tourism

Sunset Beach is a coastal community within the city of Huntington Beach. Stretched across the shoreline, you’ll find marinas, houseboats, beach houses, and waterfront apartments. Sunset Beach is far from your typical beach town and embodies a small-town vibe as the community is just under two miles. On any given day you’ll find residents walking to the town’s quaint post office, walking their dogs with neighbors while enjoying the salty breeze, or enjoying live music playing in the distance.

Beach themed restaurants and bars serving everything from Italian cuisine to classic surf ’n ’turf border the Pacific Coast Highway, which is the main thoroughfare in the community. Easy access to the Pacific Coast Highway allows residents to easily travel to nearby beach communities for leisure or work. Watersports, hiking, and bonfires are extremely popular here. With all of these perks and more, Sunset Beach shines as one of the best SoCal communities — now it’s just up to you find your new apartment!

Transportation

71

Very Walkable

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If you enjoy walking, you’ll enjoy renting in this area! It’s a very walkable neighborhood.

5

Minimal Transit

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You'll likely want a car when living in this area since it has few transit options.

61

Bikeable

out of 100 BikeScore® Rating

While there’s some bike infrastructure in this area, you’ll still need a car for many errands.

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Sunset Harbour
  • Bolsa Chica Beach State Park
  • Los Cerritos Wetlands Trust
  • Shipley Nature Center
  • Colorado Lagoon

Airports

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

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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.

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 February 2025.