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Allendale Oakland, CA

A central Oakland community with everything you need just down the street.

Schools Healthcare Medical

Allendale is a mostly residential community just off the MacArthur Freeway. Residents enjoy a walkable landscape with a wide array of local amenities: Allendale Elementary School’s location in the north-central portion of the neighborhood gives students the option to walk to class safely; small grocers, cafes, and specialty businesses in the neighborhood keep folks well-fed and well-supplied; and Allendale Recreation Center provides a terrific venue for enjoying the sunshine with friends and neighbors. A more diverse selection restaurants and shops can be found along MacArthur Boulevard just a few blocks to the northeast, and many more public parks surround Allendale on all sides. Numerous healthcare facilities in and around the neighborhood make it a great spot for medical professionals. Mills College is only a few blocks to the east, and of course the close proximity to the freeway makes it easy to reach anywhere in the Bay Area and beyond.

Rent Trends

As of June 2026, the average apartment rent in Allendale is $996 for a studio, $898 for one bedroom, $1,527 for two bedrooms, and $1,597 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Allendale has increased by 0.8% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 293 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $996/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 606 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $898/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 866 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,527/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,044 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,597/month

    Average Rent

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Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Exceptional Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

90 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Good Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

60 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Joaquin Miller Park
  • Lakeside Park
  • Roberts Regional Recreation Area
  • Chabot Space & Science Center
  • Redwood Regional Park

Airports

  • Metro Oakland International
  • San Francisco International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.