Living in Oildale, CA
Suburb in California
Oildale is a suburb in California, home to about 35,000 people, with 738,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, there is some transit, though many people drive. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Oildale a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $262k and rents for $2,060 a month
- Low natural disaster risk: 7 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Weaker public schools: test results well below the US average
- Fewer graduates: 12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Few dog parks: 4 within 9 mi
- Smaller job market: about 738,000 people live within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Oildale: common questions
What is the cost of living in Oildale?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $262k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,060 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 101, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Oildale?
California collects about $3,279 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.04% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Oildale safe?
Oildale isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Oildale?
Public schools in Oildale test well below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 22 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Oildale?
Oildale has mild winters: winter days average around 60°F and summer days around 95°F.
Does Oildale get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from earthquakes, flooding and heat waves: 7 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.61 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Oildale?
The nearest major airport is BUR, about 93 mi away.
How Oildale scores
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