Oakland vs Alameda
Oakland and Alameda on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.
Category by category
FHousingD
Alameda +16 pts
FSchoolsC+
Alameda +30 pts
B−Cost of livingB−
Oakland +2 pts
CCommuteC−
Oakland +5 pts
A+AmenitiesB+
Oakland +19 pts
DEmploymentC−
Alameda +11 pts
—Residents—
not comparable yet
Weigh it yourself
The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.
Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.
The numbers side by side
$930kMedian home value$1.24M
$1,979Median rent$2,474
29.8 minMean commute31.6 min
$102kMedian household income$138k
0.91%Effective property tax0.82%
41st pctWithin-state proficiency89th pct
254Restaurants & cafés98
439,418Population77,238
0Resident responses0
Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.