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Oakland is a big city of 439,418 people in Alameda County, California. It's about 23 miles from Vallejo, CA and 40 miles from San Jose, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $930k and rent runs about $2k a month.
439,418people
$930kTypical home
$1,979/moRent
72° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
270Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 439,418
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,852 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to San Jose, CA
- 23 mi to Vallejo, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $930k (≈$5,864/mo)
- Median rent $1,979/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 270 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 95 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1472 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,215 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to OAK airport
- 3 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,988 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 621 bars within 25 mi
- 1,798 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 61 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 174 museums within 25 mi
- 63 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alameda County: D+54 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk