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Affordability in Oakland

Oakland ranks #81 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 40 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 40th percentile nationally and #12 of 18 in California.

affordability score
40
Some Fun
National rank
#81 of 134
In California
#12 of 18
Percentile
40th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Oakland sits 10 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

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Ranked around Oakland

  1. T#79 North Las Vegas, NV 41
  2. T#79 San Antonio, TX 41
  3. #81 Oakland, CA — this page 40
  4. #82 Spokane, WA 39
  5. T#83 Saint Paul, MN 38

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Oakland

Oakland scores 66 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: