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Oakdale, CA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Oakdale, CA Housing Market Trends

With 23,176 people, 8,293 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $599,291, real estate costs in Oakdale are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive California communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Oakdale, accounting for 75.00% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Oakdale include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 12.79%), mobile homes or trailers ( 5.46%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.18%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Oakdale are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 62.92% owning and 37.08% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Oakdale built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Oakdale built between 2000 and later ( 32.61%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 18.89%). There's also some housing in Oakdale built before 1939 ( 6.87%).

Oakdale Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Oakdale have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 103.18%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Oakdale house appreciation rate of 7.35%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Oakdale's appreciation rate, at 5.88%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Oakdale's appreciation rate has been 2.63%, which annualizes to a rate of 10.94%.

Relative to California, our data show that Oakdale's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% of the other cities and towns in California.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Oakdale differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Oakdale - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Oakdale real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$599,291

Oakdale, CA Home Prices
> $1,321,000
$991,001 - $1,321,000
$660,001 - $991,000
$528,001 - $660,000
$396,001 - $528,000
$264,001 - $396,000
$132,001 - $264,000
$66,001 - $132,000
$0 - $66,000
1.2%
1.2%
0.1%
0.1%
26.8%
26.8%
27.7%
27.7%
22.3%
22.3%
14.9%
14.9%
2.3%
2.3%
0.9%
0.9%
3.8%
3.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for California

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

8,293

Oakdale Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,076 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
62.9%
62.9%
37.1%
37.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
4.0%
4.0%
96.0%
96.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
32.6%
32.6%
41.6%
41.6%
18.9%
18.9%
6.9%
6.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
75.0%
75.0%
2.6%
2.6%
4.2%
4.2%
12.8%
12.8%
5.5%
5.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.9%
0.9%
11.7%
11.7%
20.7%
20.7%
38.6%
38.6%
23.3%
23.3%
4.6%
4.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes