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West · California · pop 443K

Oakland, CA

Fit score

Weak match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in CA, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,131 — covering estimated essentials here (about $2,083 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $133 left over.

Expect summer highs near 73°F, winter lows around 45°F, and about 261 sunny days a year.

Tradeoff: reported crime rates are higher than most cities here, so research specific neighborhoods before deciding.

AFFORD 54HOUSIN 10JOBS 33SAFETY 9CLIMAT 100AMENIT 57

The Oakland fit print

Est. monthly cost

$4,998/mo

Typical rent

$2,450/mo

Home value ÷ income

9.5×

Score breakdown

Affordability
54
Housing
10
Jobs
33
Safety
9
Climate
100
Amenities
57

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,950/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$2,450/mo
Median home value
$880,000
Median household income
$93,000
Population
443,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
5.2%
Job growth (1yr)
0.5%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
1,200
Property crime rate
4,900

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
73°F
Avg. winter low
45°F
Sunny days / year
261
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈0/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈3/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈10/yr
Annual rain
23"
Annual snow
0"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+55
Int'l airport
≈6 mi
Walkability
72/100
Disaster risk
76/100
Buying instead of renting? California's effective property tax runs about 0.75% of home value per year (≈$550/mo on the median $880,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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