Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 34/100
F
Median home value$660,200
San Francisco $1,140,700
Median rent$1,953/mo
San Francisco $2,474/mo
Cost-burdened households37%
San Francisco 38%
Oakley
Contra Costa County45,183 residents3 school districts
42
D−
Suburbgrade score
54th of 59 San Francisco suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
42
San Francisco median 60
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Oakley is like to live in, by category
Bars show Oakley against San Francisco. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Within-state proficiency35th pct
San Francisco median 73rd pct
Student–teacher ratio22.5
San Francisco median 21.7
Graduation rate90%
San Francisco median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index77
San Francisco 100
Eff. tax rate1.03%
San Francisco 0.73%
Local sales tax8.75%
San Francisco median 9.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 21/100
F
Mean commute40.3 min
San Francisco 31.0 min
Under 30 minutes45%
San Francisco 52%
Transit stops / sq mi1.9
San Francisco median 8.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 40/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés10
San Francisco median 64 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
San Francisco median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks51
San Francisco median 59 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median household income$137,677
San Francisco $136,027
Unemployment6.3%
San Francisco 5.7%
Professional occupations38%
San Francisco 56%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Oakley on commute & transport
Oakley's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Alamo20 mi from OakleyC 69 B− Martinez23 mi from OakleyC 57 C− Walnut Creek20 mi from OakleyC 59 C Pleasant Hill21 mi from OakleyC 60 C Lafayette24 mi from OakleyC 67 C+ Livermore22 mi from OakleyC− 63 C+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Oakley
Is Oakley, CA a good place to live?
Oakley scores 42 out of 100, 54th of 59 San Francisco suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Oakley expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $660,200, 42% below the San Francisco median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.03%. $1,953/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Oakley?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Oakley sit at the 35th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 22.5 student–teacher ratio. Oakley is served by Liberty Union High, Oakley Union Elementary and Antioch Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Oakley?
The mean commute is 40.3 min, with 45% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 1.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Oakley?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 10 restaurants and cafés and 51 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Oakley old or new?
The median home in Oakley was built in 1996 — newer than the San Francisco median of 1968. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 93% 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.
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