Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 38/100
D−
Median home value$385,000
Miami $443,300
Median rent$1,804/mo
Miami $1,869/mo
Cost-burdened households47%
Miami 46%
Oakland Park
Broward County44,682 residentsBroward
58
C
Suburbgrade score
16th of 60 Miami suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
58
Miami median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Oakland Park is like to live in, by category
Bars show Oakland Park against Miami. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Within-state proficiency62nd pct
Miami median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.4
Miami median 19.4
Graduation rate87%
Miami median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index88
Miami 100
Eff. tax rate0.88%
Miami 0.86%
Local sales tax7.00%
Miami median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Mean commute25.5 min
Miami 29.3 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Miami 53%
Transit stops / sq mi23
Miami median 12 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Restaurants & cafés81
Miami median 37 · within 2 miles
Groceries10
Miami median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks40
Miami median 30 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median household income$72,708
Miami $76,527
Unemployment5.8%
Miami 5.1%
Professional occupations29%
Miami 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Oakland Park on housing & affordability
Oakland Park's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Parkland12 mi from Oakland ParkB+ 59 C Cooper City12 mi from Oakland ParkB− 60 C Weston16 mi from Oakland ParkC+ 58 C Boca Raton14 mi from Oakland ParkC 65 C+ Miami Lakes21 mi from Oakland ParkC− 55 C− Aventura15 mi from Oakland ParkD+ 61 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Oakland Park
Is Oakland Park, FL a good place to live?
Oakland Park scores 58 out of 100, 16th of 60 Miami suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Oakland Park expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $385,000, 13% below the Miami median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.88%. $1,804/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Oakland Park?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Oakland Park sit at the 62nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 20.4 student–teacher ratio. Oakland Park is served by Broward. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Oakland Park?
The mean commute is 25.5 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 23 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Oakland Park?
Within two miles there are 10 groceries, 81 restaurants and cafés and 40 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Oakland Park old or new?
The median home in Oakland Park was built in 1972 — older than the Miami median of 1982. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 49% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.