Oakland scores 197.5 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 252.5 in San Francisco. Oakland has a living wage (family of 4) of $205,435 vs $262,560 in San Francisco (28% lower). Oakland has a living wage (1 adult) of $86,915 vs $111,083 in San Francisco (28% lower).

Oakland has a vacancy rate of 7.8% compared to 11.9% in San Francisco. San Francisco has a median home value of $1,380,500 vs $924,700 in Oakland (49% higher). Oakland has a single-family homes of 46.4% compared to 30.5% in San Francisco.

San Francisco: 514,336 vs Oakland: 247,557 for labor force. San Francisco has a per capita income of $90,285 vs $58,987 in Oakland (53% higher). San Francisco has a median household income of $141,446 vs $97,369 in Oakland (45% higher).

San Francisco has a property crime clearance of 8.8% compared to 0.1% in Oakland. San Francisco has a violent crime clearance of 32.0% compared to 9.6% in Oakland. San Francisco has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.04 compared to 0.19 in Oakland.

Oakland averages 68°F, about 4°F cooler than San Francisco. Oakland has a avg humidity of 73.3% compared to 77.3% in San Francisco. Oakland averages 58°F, about 2°F cooler than San Francisco.

San Francisco has a bachelor's degree or higher of 48.1% compared to 35.3% in Oakland. San Francisco has a high school diploma or higher of 57.2% compared to 47.2% in Oakland.

San Francisco has a population of 836,321, about 1.9x the size of Oakland (438,072). Oakland skews younger with a median age of 37.6 vs 39.7.

Oakland: 3.3 vs San Francisco: 3.2 for avg cms rating (out of 5).

San Francisco has a bicycle of 3.3% compared to 1.9% in Oakland. San Francisco has a public transit of 21.4% compared to 14.5% in Oakland. Oakland has a drive alone of 47.8% compared to 28.6% in San Francisco.