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Oakley is a small city of 45,183 people in Contra Costa County, California. It's about 21 miles from Stockton, CA and 41 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $660k and rent runs about $2k a month.
45,183people
$660kTypical home
$1,953/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
308Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,183
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,848 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 21 mi to Stockton, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $660k (≈$4,163/mo)
- Median rent $1,953/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (210 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (779 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to CCR airport
- 35 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,051 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 430 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Contra Costa County: D+38 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk