Oakland

Oakland is one of America's best places to live. In 1993, it was designated an All-American City, and also was ranked by Money Magazine as one of the top places to live for two consecutive years. Along the west of Oakland, one would be happy to find 19 mi

Neighborhood

Housing Oakland United States
Homes Owned 26.62% 64.07%
Homes Rented 70.64% 21.45%
Home Appreciation 20.70% 13.62%
Housing Vacant 2.74% 14.48%
Median Home Age 60.9 27.2
Population Oakland United States
Household Size 2.2 2.58
Median Age 35.6 37.6
Population 20,656 293,655,400
Pop. Change 0.79% 5.88%
Pop. Density 11979 80

Social

Family Oakland United States
Divorced 12.83% 7.64%
Married, no children 12.53% 31.04%
Married, with children 7.91% 27.90%
Never Married 48.59% 24.39%
Now married 24.32% 57.73%
Separated 7.84% 2.82%
Single, no children 65.93% 30.05%
Single, with children 12.00% 9.43%
Widowed 6.42% 7.42%

Economic

General Oakland United States
Projected job growth through 13.15% 9.06%
Income tax 6.00% 5.02%
Job growth in the past year 2.94% 1.30%
Sales tax 8.75% 6.00%
Unemployment rate 5.30% 5.00%
Cost of Living Oakland United States
Food 119.1 100
Health 155.4 100
Housing 301.3 100
Miscellaneous 107.5 100
Overall 185.3 100
Transportation 122.1 100
Utilities 127.5 100
Crime Oakland United States
Property Crime 8
Violent Crime 8
Education Oakland United States
Pupil/teacher Ratio 21.6 15.9
Students per counselor 1307 546
Students per librarian 27591 907