Tell your husband he is a goof!! You give up a lot to be at the beach! No really great heath facilities, no really good schools, nothing beyond the beach, really.
An hour's drive to the water is a no brainer. It seems to me that you might want to come down here...as we always say, and rent for a few months and check things out..
There are lots of options...it is a big place and you won't get the 'little island" blues...
We go from big mountains, to desert, to tropical rain forests, to cloud forests, to piney woods, to lush farmlands...to high valleys and rushing rivers...it is really an amazing place.
As far as student housing is concerned, as I mentioned before, there are numerous places where the university can help you place your child and have no worries...Do you know what she wants to study?
Cordially,
HB