1. Start with the Seaside service area, not an invented demand forecast
The U.S. Census Bureau records Seaside as a municipality in Monterey County and gives the city a 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate of 31,814, with a margin of error of 40. That is geographic context, not proof of legal demand, search volume, competition, leads or revenue. It does, however, make the site’s service-area definition worth checking. Your pages, contact paths and analytics should distinguish Seaside from Monterey County and from any wider California service area your firm actually serves. Hosting should preserve those distinctions during a migration rather than turning a local page into a generic location page.
Recommended approach
Before changing hosts, list the URLs and forms that describe Seaside, Monterey County and other service areas. Decide which records must remain intact, which redirects are required and which events show a visitor reached intake. Treat population as context only; use your own permitted analytics and intake records to evaluate business performance.
