Discovery Bay, CA vs Oakley, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricDiscovery Bay, CAOakley, CA
Population14,91145,183
Median Household Income$147,117$137,677
Median Rent$3,029/mo$1,953/mo
Median Home Value$832,000$660,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)116116
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income71.8%49.2%
Poverty Rate7.4%6.1%
Unemployment Rate4.8% (county)4.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k252*139
Property Crime Rate /100k929*750
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr195195
Summer Highs91°F89°F
Winter Lows42°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute44.1 min40.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher22.622.8
College Degree Rate32.7%24.3%
Foreign-Born %12.2%18.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-5.7%+9.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Discovery Bay (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.