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Best places to live in Greater Oakland

31 places with 1,550,294 residents within about 35 km of Oakland, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Oakland, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1San Lorenzo
    California, 23,452 residents    54
  2. 2Lafayette (California)
    California, 25,843 residents    53
  3. 3Moraga
    California, 17,256 residents    53
  4. 4Clayton (California)
    California, 11,867 residents    53
  5. 5Cherryland
    California, 14,728 residents    52
  6. 6Castro Valley
    California, 61,388 residents    52
  7. 7Pleasanton (California)
    California, 79,510 residents    52
  8. 8Ashland (California)
    California, 21,925 residents    51
  9. 9Blackhawk (California)
    California, 9,354 residents    51
  10. 10Concord (California)
    California, 128,667 residents    50

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For retired couples

  1. 1Lafayette (California)
    California, 25,843 residents    75
  2. 2San Lorenzo
    California, 23,452 residents    75
  3. 3Moraga
    California, 17,256 residents    75
  4. 4Clayton (California)
    California, 11,867 residents    74
  5. 5Cherryland
    California, 14,728 residents    74
  6. 6Blackhawk (California)
    California, 9,354 residents    73
  7. 7Concord (California)
    California, 128,667 residents    73
  8. 8Pleasanton (California)
    California, 79,510 residents    73
  9. 9Castro Valley
    California, 61,388 residents    72
  10. 10Saranap
    California, 5,202 residents    72

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For remote workers

  1. 1Lafayette (California)
    California, 25,843 residents    62
  2. 2Moraga
    California, 17,256 residents    61
  3. 3San Lorenzo
    California, 23,452 residents    61
  4. 4Clayton (California)
    California, 11,867 residents    60
  5. 5Pleasanton (California)
    California, 79,510 residents    60
  6. 6Blackhawk (California)
    California, 9,354 residents    59
  7. 7Concord (California)
    California, 128,667 residents    59
  8. 8Cherryland
    California, 14,728 residents    59
  9. 9Castro Valley
    California, 61,388 residents    57
  10. 10San Ramon
    California, 76,134 residents    57

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For commuters

  1. 1Castro Valley
    California, 61,388 residents    79
  2. 2Hayward (California)
    California, 158,289 residents    78
  3. 3Concord (California)
    California, 128,667 residents    78
  4. 4Ashland (California)
    California, 21,925 residents    76
  5. 5San Lorenzo
    California, 23,452 residents    76
  6. 6Union City (California)
    California, 74,494 residents    75
  7. 7San Leandro
    California, 90,712 residents    75
  8. 8Cherryland
    California, 14,728 residents    74
  9. 9Walnut Creek (California)
    California, 68,910 residents    74
  10. 10Alameda
    California, 78,630 residents    74

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For single professionals

  1. 1Hayward (California)
    California, 158,289 residents    73
  2. 2Castro Valley
    California, 61,388 residents    71
  3. 3Union City (California)
    California, 74,494 residents    70
  4. 4San Leandro
    California, 90,712 residents    70
  5. 5Concord (California)
    California, 128,667 residents    70
  6. 6Walnut Creek (California)
    California, 68,910 residents    66
  7. 7San Lorenzo
    California, 23,452 residents    65
  8. 8Ashland (California)
    California, 21,925 residents    65
  9. 9San Ramon
    California, 76,134 residents    65
  10. 10Pleasanton (California)
    California, 79,510 residents    65

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1San Ramon
    California, 76,134 residents    23
  2. 2Castro Valley
    California, 61,388 residents    22
  3. 3Danville (California)
    California, 44,400 residents    22
  4. 4Ashland (California)
    California, 21,925 residents    22
  5. 5San Lorenzo
    California, 23,452 residents    22
  6. 6Lafayette (California)
    California, 25,843 residents    22
  7. 7Alamo (California)
    California, 14,570 residents    21
  8. 8Cherryland
    California, 14,728 residents    21
  9. 9Moraga
    California, 17,256 residents    21
  10. 10Walnut Creek (California)
    California, 68,910 residents    21

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Towns in Greater Oakland