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Oakley vs Wildomar

391 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+70% in Oakley) and household income (+33% in Oakley).

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Oakley, CAHomes around $657KCalifornia · 45,183 people
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Wildomar, CAHomes around $652KCalifornia · 37,277 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 $190 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.

Oakley$3,980/mo
Typical home $657K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $1,953/mo · Housing →
Wildomar$3,800/mo
Typical home $652K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $2,003/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Oakley and Wildomar.

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.

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
OakleyWildomar
Snow a year0″0″
January low40°F42°F
July high91°F97°F
Growing season (days)343d329d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd95th
Outdoors & history
OakleyWildomar
Conserved land13.7%6.9%
Settled19991884
Archive photos718
Famous people born here43
Community
OakleyWildomar
Library hours a week40 hrs44 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.

Where they are

391 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Oakley ↔ Wildomar391 miles apart
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.

OakleyWildomar
People
Population 45,183Highest 37,277Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +22.4%Highest CA: +6.1% +14.6%Lowest CA: +6.1%
Median age 36.6±0.9Lowest 3% below CA 37.7±2Highest about the CA average
Wildomar and Oakley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.7%±2.3Highest CA: 22% 22.5%±2.1Lowest CA: 22%
Oakley and Wildomar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.6%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7% 14.7%±1.5Highest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.3%Highest CA: 37.1% 21.1%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±1Lowest CA: 7.6% 6.7%±1.4Highest CA: 7.6%
Wildomar and Oakley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $137,677±$12kHighest 39% above CA $103,506±$6kLowest 4% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $660,200±$13kHighest 10% below CA $552,400±$20kLowest 25% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,953±$223Lowest 4% below CA $2,003±$232Highest about the CA average
Wildomar and Oakley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,539Highest 28% above CA $3,856Lowest 25% below CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.1%±6.9Highest CA: 55.3% 49.7%±12.6Lowest CA: 55.3%
Oakley and Wildomar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.1%Lowest CA: 12% 10.6%Highest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.8%Highest CA: 55.9% 78.3%Lowest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1996Highest 20 yrs newer than CA 1992Lowest 16 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 40% above CA 38 minLowest 34% above CA
Work from home 16.5%±3.8Highest CA: 17.2% 13.6%±2.4Lowest CA: 17.2%
Oakley and Wildomar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.3%Highest 5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.39Highest
Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (8%)Temecula (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WildomarFew work in Oakley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.7%Highest 6.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 28.5 miHighest 26.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 26Highest 7Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.4Highest 38.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#165 of 574 in CA
School district Antioch Unified · Liberty Union HighLake Elsinore Unified · Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts District
High school in town Freedom HighElsinore High
Students per teacherat that high school 21.5Lowest 21.8Highest
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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