CSULB rentals in Long Beach: what's open right now

If you need CSULB rentals in Long Beach now that the fall semester is underway, the useful question is what is actually listed and open today. This guide covers Long Beach listings that are currently marked available now on our Long Beach off-campus listings page, what each listing's own details say, and what to ask before you sign. We only state what the listings show. We do not have any student-quoted rent data for Long Beach, so there is no median or market figure in this post, only each listing's own price.

Begin your search at Off-Campus Universe, where you can browse current listings near Long Beach.

Right now, these Long Beach listings on our site are marked available now: 1 Roommate needed 23rd Street Long Beach at $1,000/month, Mid-Century Modern Home, 1 Mile to Beach at $1,200/month, Spacious Studio at $1,380/month, ADU 2bd, 2ba for rent at $2,600/month, and Condominium near campus at $2,720/month. They range from a studio to rooms in 3-bed units, so read each price carefully. The Mid-Century Modern Home, 1 Mile to Beach listing is marked Rent by Room with a Room Type of Private Room, so its price is for one room, not the whole house. The listing titled 1 Roommate needed 23rd Street Long Beach says in its title that one roommate is needed in a 3-bed unit, so its price is likely for a single room as well; ask the lister to confirm before you compare it with the whole-unit listings.

What These Long Beach Listings Actually Say

Here is what each listing states, and nothing beyond it. 1 Roommate needed 23rd Street Long Beach is $1,000/month, a 3-bed, 2-bath apartment, unfurnished, with a lease type of Month to Month, timing of 10/1/2026 and a Distance by Car of more than 15 minutes. Mid-Century Modern Home, 1 Mile to Beach is $1,200/month for a private room in a 3-bed, 1-bath house, furnished, on a Year Lease (12 Months) with timing of 8/1/2026 and 5 - 10 minutes by car. Spacious Studio is $1,380/month, a studio apartment with 1 bath, unfurnished, on a Year Lease (12 Months) with timing of Available now and a Distance by Car of more than 10 minutes. ADU 2bd, 2ba for rent is $2,600/month, a 2-bed, 2-bath ADU, unfurnished, on a Year Lease (12 Months) with timing of 8/1/2026 and more than 10 minutes by car. Condominium near campus is $2,720/month, a 1-bed, 1-bath condo, furnished, on a Biannual lease (6 months) with timing of 8/24/2026 and under 5 minutes by car. Several of these timing entries begin in August, yet each listing is marked available now, so ask the lister what start date and end date would apply if you moved in this month. The Distance by Car field is filled in by each lister, so treat it as a rough guide and check the route yourself at the hours you would travel. The CSULB campus sits on the east side of Long Beach, so map each listing against the campus before you book a viewing; we do not have transit times or neighborhood details for them, so ask each lister about parking and the route to campus.

CSULB Rentals in Long Beach: How to Compare Rooms, Studios and Whole Units

Comparing CSULB rentals in Long Beach is easier once you sort the listings by what the price actually buys. Two of the five, the private room in the Mid-Century Modern Home, 1 Mile to Beach listing and the room in the 1 Roommate needed 23rd Street Long Beach listing, are rooms in shared units, where you would likely share common space and bathrooms with others, so ask exactly what is shared. Spacious Studio is listed as a studio apartment, and ADU 2bd, 2ba for rent and Condominium near campus are listed as an ADU and a condo that are not marked Rent by Room; confirm with each lister that the price covers the whole unit. If you are planning to share a 2-bed unit, divide the listing's own price by the number of people and compare that with the room listings, but remember that a whole unit usually means one lease and one set of shared responsibilities. Lease terms differ too: three of these listings are a Year Lease (12 Months), one is a Biannual lease (6 months), and one is Month to Month, so check each end date against your plans for spring and summer. Ask every lister whether utilities, internet, parking and furniture are included; two of these listings are marked furnished and three are not. Ask how the deposit is calculated and returned, whether there is an application fee, and whether a mid-semester start changes the first month's rent. A lister who answers clearly and in writing makes the comparison much easier. It is also worth asking how maintenance requests are handled and whether renter's insurance is required, since neither appears in the listing fields we have.

Tips for Renting in Long Beach Mid-Semester

• Confirm whether the price is per room or per unit. One of these listings is marked Rent by Room and another is a roommate listing, so ask every lister and get the answer in writing.

• Pin down the dates. Timing of Lease is the lister's own entry, so ask for the exact move-in and end dates, and how the first month's rent is worked out if you start partway through a month.

• Match the lease to your plans. A Month to Month arrangement, a Biannual lease (6 months) and a Year Lease (12 Months) end at very different points, so read the end date and the notice terms before signing.

• See it before you pay. Tour in person or by live video, read the lease before sending money, and be cautious with anyone who asks for a deposit before you have seen the place or the paperwork.

  
  

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