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 62.70% 64.07%
Homes Rented 33.32% 21.45%
Home Appreciation 5.07% 13.62%
Housing Vacant 3.98% 14.48%
Median Home Age 54.4 27.2
Population Oakland United States
Household Size 2.66 2.58
Median Age 36.6 37.6
Population 24,021 293,655,400
Pop. Change 0.79% 5.88%
Pop. Density 2378.7 80

Social

Family Oakland United States
Divorced 9.82% 7.64%
Married, no children 22.65% 31.04%
Married, with children 20.32% 27.90%
Never Married 35.38% 24.39%
Now married 42.03% 57.73%
Separated 6.56% 2.82%
Single, no children 45.15% 30.05%
Single, with children 11.97% 9.43%
Widowed 6.21% 7.42%

Economic

General Oakland United States
Projected job growth through 13.38% 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 268.6 100
Miscellaneous 107.5 100
Overall 173.5 100
Transportation 122.1 100
Utilities 127.5 100
Crime Oakland United States
Property Crime 7
Violent Crime 7
Education Oakland United States
Pupil/teacher Ratio 20.8 15.9
Students per counselor 1369 546
Students per librarian 26984 907