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 5.67% 64.07%
Homes Rented 90.25% 21.45%
Home Appreciation 20.70% 13.62%
Housing Vacant 4.08% 14.48%
Median Home Age 48.5 27.2
Population Oakland United States
Household Size 1.69 2.58
Median Age 41.4 37.6
Population 12,054 293,655,400
Pop. Change 0.80% 5.88%
Pop. Density 15181.6 80

Social

Family Oakland United States
Divorced 14.79% 7.64%
Married, no children 11.11% 31.04%
Married, with children 6.75% 27.90%
Never Married 42.54% 24.39%
Now married 23.28% 57.73%
Separated 9.42% 2.82%
Single, no children 78.27% 30.05%
Single, with children 5.57% 9.43%
Widowed 9.97% 7.42%

Economic

General Oakland United States
Projected job growth through 13.60% 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 330 100
Miscellaneous 107.5 100
Overall 195.6 100
Transportation 122.1 100
Utilities 127.5 100
Crime Oakland United States
Property Crime 6
Violent Crime 6
Education Oakland United States
Pupil/teacher Ratio 18.6 15.9
Students per counselor 1326 546
Students per librarian 26478 907