Banning, CA vs Oakdale, CA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Banning

63.9

#1728 nationally

Oakdale

63.4

#1772 nationally

Oakdale leads in walk score (52 vs 29). Oakdale leads in median household income ($83,110 vs $54,083). Banning leads in average commute (28 min vs 35.1 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Banning, CA	Oakdale, CA
WhereAtHome Score	63.9 (#1728)	63.4 (#1772)
Population	31,680	23,045
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$411,599	$558,603
Median Household Income	$54,083	$83,110
Average Commute	28 min	35.1 min
Walk Score	29	52
Crime Level	12.8	10.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	118	133
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+1.3	R+11.0