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Cost of living in Oakdale, California

Oakdale, California has about 23,194 people. Typical rent is $1,559 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $83,091 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #121 in California on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

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Typical rent is $1,559 a month.

Oakdale is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $83,091 a year.

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People
23,194
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,559
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$83,091
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$457,900
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,803
Modesto, CA MSA

Oakdale, California has about 23,194 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $457,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Stanislaus County is $1,803 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Oakdale. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Modesto, CA metro area, prices sit at 104.1 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

California taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Oakdale's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical California home paid 33.61¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Oakdale's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in California averaged $4.53 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 982 places we list in California with a rent figure, 676 have higher typical rent than Oakdale.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.