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 61.72% 64.07%
Homes Rented 36.08% 21.45%
Home Appreciation 28.68% 13.62%
Housing Vacant 2.20% 14.48%
Median Home Age 43 27.2
Population Oakland United States
Household Size 2.75 2.58
Median Age 34.8 37.6
Population 43,098 293,655,400
Pop. Change 0.75% 5.88%
Pop. Density 3369.5 80

Social

Family Oakland United States
Divorced 11.07% 7.64%
Married, no children 21.57% 31.04%
Married, with children 18.72% 27.90%
Never Married 36.41% 24.39%
Now married 38.93% 57.73%
Separated 7.80% 2.82%
Single, no children 45.12% 30.05%
Single, with children 14.83% 9.43%
Widowed 5.79% 7.42%

Economic

General Oakland United States
Projected job growth through 13.08% 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 209.8 100
Miscellaneous 107.5 100
Overall 152.4 100
Transportation 122.1 100
Utilities 127.5 100
Crime Oakland United States
Property Crime 7
Violent Crime 8
Education Oakland United States
Pupil/teacher Ratio 21.1 15.9
Students per counselor 1325 546
Students per librarian 27416 907