Los Angeles vs Oakland
Los Angeles, CA compared with Oakland, CA · 336 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Oakland’s 440,838. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, clear days a year. Oakland does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Los Angeles, CA | Oakland, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 440,838 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 7,877 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $101,600 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $929,900 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $1,979 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 42.3% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 29.8 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 37.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 48.7% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 13.4% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 6.4% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 9.2× |
| Clear days a year | 61 | 49 |
| Days above 90°F | 3 | 4 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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