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Yucaipa vs Oakley

377 miles apart. The biggest differences: household income (+52% in Oakley) and growth since 2010 (+16.2 pts in Oakley).

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Yucaipa, CAKnown for its schoolsCalifornia · 54,421 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 12 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 $580 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.

Yucaipa$3,400/mo
Typical home $573K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,711/mo · Housing →
Oakley$3,980/mo
Typical home $657K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $1,953/mo · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Oakley and Yucaipa.

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
YucaipaOakley
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F40°F
July high95°F91°F
Growing season (days)329d343d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)98th82nd
Outdoors & history
YucaipaOakley
Conserved land12%13.7%
Settled19891999
Archive photos—7
Famous people born here34
Community
YucaipaOakley
Library hours a week34 hrs40 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

377 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Yucaipa ↔ Oakley377 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.

YucaipaOakley
People
Population 54,421Highest 45,183Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.2%Lowest CA: +6.1% +22.4%Highest CA: +6.1%
Median age 36.3±1.7Lowest 4% below CA 36.6±0.9Highest 3% below CA
Oakley and Yucaipa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.2%±2.3Highest CA: 22% 23.7%±2.3Lowest CA: 22%
Yucaipa and Oakley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16%±1.4Highest CA: 15.7% 11.6%±1.3Lowest CA: 15.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.9%Highest CA: 37.1% 24.3%Lowest CA: 37.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±1.2Highest CA: 7.6% 6.5%±1Lowest CA: 7.6%
Yucaipa and Oakley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,794±$8kLowest 8% below CA $137,677±$12kHighest 39% above CA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $502,100±$24kLowest 32% below CA $660,200±$13kHighest 10% below CA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,711±$120Lowest 16% below CA $1,953±$223Highest 4% below CA
Oakley and Yucaipa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,143Lowest 19% below CA $6,539Highest 28% above CA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.1%±6.6Highest CA: 55.3% 51.1%±6.9Lowest CA: 55.3%
Yucaipa and Oakley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.1%Highest CA: 12% 6.1%Lowest CA: 12%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.4%Lowest CA: 55.9% 78.8%Highest CA: 55.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than CA 1996Highest 20 yrs newer than CA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 14% above CA 40 minHighest 40% above CA
Work from home 10.6%±3Lowest CA: 17.2% 16.5%±3.8Highest CA: 17.2%
Oakley and Yucaipa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.7%Highest 6.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town San Bernardino (11%)San Francisco (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OakleyFew work in Yucaipa
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12%Lowest 13.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 42.3 miHighest 28.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Lowest 26Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.4Lowest 72.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #152 of 574 in CA—
School district Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint UnifiedAntioch Unified · Liberty Union High
High school in town Yucaipa HighFreedom High
Students per teacherat that high school 24.2Highest 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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