Population
Oak Lawn
57,098
Oakdale
28,109
Median Income
Oak Lawn
$82,493
Oakdale
$90,379
Home Value
Oak Lawn
$267,900
Oakdale
$305,900
Rent
Oak Lawn
$1,310
Oakdale
$1,452
Crime Rate
Oak Lawn
1.80
Oakdale
1.81
Cost of Living
Oak Lawn
133.6
Oakdale
138.4
Avg Temp
Oak Lawn
N/A
Oakdale
N/A
Unemployment
Oak Lawn
5.1%
Oakdale
4.3%
How Similar Are Oak Lawn & Oakdale?
Oakdale is Oak Lawn's #8 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Oak Lawn
57,098
Oakdale
28,109
Oak Lawn (57,098) is about 2.0x larger than Oakdale (28,109).
Violent Crime
Oak Lawn
1.80
Oakdale
1.81
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 0% difference.
Property Crime
Oak Lawn
17.27
Oakdale
17.62
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 2% difference.
Political Leaning
Oak Lawn
28.4%
Oakdale
44.6%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Oakdale has a stronger Democratic lean (36% difference).
Unemployment
Oak Lawn
5.1%
Oakdale
4.3%
Oak Lawn has a 15% higher unemployment than Oakdale.
Median Income
Oak Lawn
$82,493
Oakdale
$90,379
Both cities have similar median income — just a 9% difference.
Home Values
Oak Lawn
$267,900
Oakdale
$305,900
Oakdale has a 12% higher home values than Oak Lawn.
Education
Oak Lawn
21.3%
Oakdale
23.5%
Both cities have similar education — just a 9% difference.
Demographics
Oak Lawn
72.0%
Oakdale
67.9%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 6% difference.
Cost of Living
Oak Lawn
133.6
Oakdale
138.4
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 3% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Oak Lawn and Oakdale share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Oakdale leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Oak Lawn leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDOakdale has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,405 vs $1,581 in Oak Lawn (13% lower). Oak Lawn scores 126.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 138.2 in Oakdale. Oak Lawn scores 113.1 on the food index (100 = national avg) vs 119.1 in Oakdale.
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Housing Market — Oakdale leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOakdale has a vacancy rate of 2.0% compared to 5.9% in Oak Lawn. Oakdale has a median property tax of $3,017 vs $6,101 in Oak Lawn (102% lower). Oakdale has a single-family homes of 80.0% compared to 69.4% in Oak Lawn.
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Jobs & Economy — Oakdale leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOak Lawn: 28,502 vs Oakdale: 15,069 for labor force. Oakdale has a poverty rate of 6.0% compared to 9.2% in Oak Lawn. Oakdale has a work from home of 17.6% compared to 10.0% in Oak Lawn.
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Crime & Safety — Oak Lawn leads
Source: FBI UCROakdale has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.52 compared to 3.44 in Oak Lawn. Oakdale has a property crime clearance of 21.7% compared to 12.8% in Oak Lawn. Oak Lawn has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 11.56 compared to 15.06 in Oakdale.
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Schools & Education — Oakdale leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauOakdale has a bachelor's degree or higher of 23.5% compared to 21.3% in Oak Lawn.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOak Lawn has a population of 57,098, about 2x the size of Oakdale (28,109). Oak Lawn skews younger with a median age of 40.3 vs 41.3.
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Oakdale
Healthcare — Oakdale leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareOakdale: 4.0 vs Oak Lawn: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSOak Lawn has a public transit of 4.1% compared to 1.2% in Oakdale. Oakdale has a work from home of 17.6% compared to 10.0% in Oak Lawn. Oakdale has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.4% in Oak Lawn.
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