East OakdaleCA
In California, this town has 2,269 residents.
Is East Oakdale a good place to live?
The best of East Oakdale’s subject grades is a B+ for schools; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. 34% of residents are 65 or older in East Oakdale, above both California’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (18%). On walkability, just 24 of California’s 1,063 towns do worse. East Oakdale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
East Oakdale has grown 16% from 2010 to 2020
2,762 counted in 2010 and 3,201 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How East Oakdale grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far East Oakdale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to East Oakdale: who provides what
East Oakdale is unincorporated, so Stanislaus County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Oakdale.
A older population than California as a whole
For East Oakdale, the age of the median resident is 54.5 years. 42% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 37% across California.
| East Oakdale | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.5 years | 39 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 123 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.6 points). Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| East Oakdale | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.6% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.5% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.4% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.5% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 14.9% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.5% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.2% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
East Oakdale has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based in East Oakdale grew to 376 in 2023, 266 more than in 2013. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally. In East Oakdale, the typical journey to work is 32 minutes. The top destinations are Modesto (15%), Oakdale (14%) and Stockton (4%).
| East Oakdale | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $120,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Oakdale has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from drought
On expected storm and flood damage, East Oakdale sits above 68% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 56% come from drought and 24% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in East Oakdale brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
East Oakdale is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns
East Oakdale: 15% of adults binge drink. CDC measures, 32 in all: East Oakdale beats California on 12 and trails on 7. 38% of adults here have high blood pressure; 32% sleep under 7 hours.
| East Oakdale | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | East Oakdale | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 6.6% of East Oakdale
Parks and preserves in East Oakdale: one, of 6 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kerr Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in East Oakdale sells for about $1.1M
Among households in East Oakdale, 91% own their home. The town’s midpoint rent comes in at $2,122 a month.
| East Oakdale | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,122 a month | $1,896 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about East Oakdale
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of East Oakdale; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 East Oakdale residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
99% of working residents leave East Oakdale for work
Where East Oakdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
East Oakdale’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with East Oakdale.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Oakdale | — | — | D− | — | B+ | B |
| Orange Blossom | — | — | D | — | B+ | B− |
| Oakdale | #504 | C− | D | C | B+ | C+ |
East Oakdale and Orange Blossom have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. East Oakdale and Orange Blossom report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare East Oakdale with a neighbor →
Questions about East Oakdale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Oakdale, CA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $857,000, 12% above the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.