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Antioch vs Oakley

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (+41% in Oakley) and property tax bill (+37% in Oakley).

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Antioch, CAAn outdoors townCalifornia · 116,477 people
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Oakley, CAHomes around $657KCalifornia · 45,183 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Oakley places higher on 15 of 21 CA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Oakley

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Antioch$3,480/mo
Typical home $592K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $2,278/mo · Housing →
Oakley$3,980/mo
Typical home $657K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $1,953/mo · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,100 a year, between Oakley and Antioch.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Antioch and Oakley share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

AntiochOakleyAntiochOakley
Antioch ↔ Oakley6.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,230 Oakley residents work in Antioch (6.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Oakley →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AntiochOakley
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F40°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)343d343d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th82nd
Outdoors & history
AntiochOakley
Conserved land15.7%13.7%
Settled—1999
National Register places4—
Archive photos—7
Famous people born here244
Community
AntiochOakley
Library hours a week40 hrs40 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AntiochOakley
People
Population 116,477Highest 45,183Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +12.6%Lowest CA: +6.1% +22.4%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 38.4±1.1Highest about the CA average 36.6±0.9Lowest 3% below CA
Antioch and Oakley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.8%±1.3Lowest CA: 22% 23.7%±2.3Highest CA: 22%
Oakley and Antioch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.3%±1Highest CA: 15.7% 11.6%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 24.3%Highest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±0.7Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.5%±1Highest CA: 7.6%
Oakley and Antioch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $97,465±$6kLowest about the CA average $137,677±$12kHighest 39% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $629,700±$9kLowest 14% below CA $660,200±$13kHighest 10% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,278±$71Highest 12% above CA $1,953±$223Lowest 4% below CA
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,762Lowest 7% below CA $6,539Highest 28% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.5%±5.1Highest CA: 55.3% 51.1%±6.9Lowest CA: 55.3%
Below poverty line 11.4%Highest CA: 12% 6.1%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.6%Lowest CA: 55.9% 78.8%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 9 yrs newer than CA 1996Highest 20 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 42 minHighest 46% above CA 40 minLowest 40% above CA
Work from home 12.7%±1.5Lowest CA: 17.2% 16.5%±3.8Highest CA: 17.2%
Oakley and Antioch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.1%Highest 6.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (9%)San Francisco (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oakley6% work in Antioch
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.7%Highest 13.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 35.2 miHighest 28.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 34Highest 26Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 102Highest 72.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #209 of 574 in CA—
School district Rocketship Delta Prep District · Antioch UnifiedAntioch Unified · Liberty Union High
High school in town Deer Valley HighFreedom High
Students per teacherat that high school 23.1Highest 21.5Lowest
California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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