Living in Piedmont Avenue Oakland

Piedmont Avenue Apartments for Rent

Piedmont Avenue is the 8th most walkable neighborhood in Oakland with 8,635 residents.

Piedmont Avenue has good public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: Temescal, Grand Lake, Mosswood, Harrison St-Oakland Ave, Shafter, Pill Hill and Lakeshore.

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Piedmont Avenue is a Walker’s Paradise

Daily errands do not require a car.

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Fentons Creamery

Mausoleum of Chapel of the Chimes

Daily errands do not require a car in Piedmont Avenue Oakland.

Piedmont Avenue is the 8th most walkable neighborhood in Oakland with a Walk Score of 93.

Find apartments in Oakland's most walkable neighborhoods: Downtown, Koreatown-Northgate and Temescal.

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Piedmont Avenue Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Piedmont Avenue to other Oakland neighborhoods.

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
6	Hawthorne	94	71	77	3,140
7	Pill Hill	93	71	93	1,745
8	Piedmont Avenue	93	57	67	8,635
9	Fairview Park	92	64	96	3,927
10	Merritt	92	74	94	2,723

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Eating & Drinking

There are about 100 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Piedmont Avenue.

People in Piedmont Avenue can walk to an average of 13 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

Adesso

Cato's Ale House

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thumbnail for Fentons Creamery The great Fenton's Creamery. Offering the best ice creams and sundaes before and after its fire that shut it down for a while a few years back. This location was also featured in Pixar's film "Up"

Emily Pankey
on Fentons Creamery

Piedmont Avenue has Good Transit

Many nearby public transportation options. Find Piedmont Avenue Oakland apartments for rent near public transit.

Public Transit Routes

Piedmont Avenue has good public transportation and about 9 bus lines passing through it.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Piedmont Avenue on public transit.

Piedmont Avenue is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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Cato's Ale House

Posh Bagel

Piedmont Theatre

Gaylord's Caffe Espresso

Giraffes, Public Art

thumbnail for Mausoleum of Chapel of the Chimes One of my favorite streets to bop around on, Piedmont Ave is full of excellent restaurants, magnificent coffee shops, and many unique and individually owned shops and grocers.

Emily Pankey
on Mausoleum of Chapel of the Chimes

Giraffes, Public Art

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Blue Door Beads

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thumbnail for Adesso A great restaurant on the basement floor that specializes in its homemade charcuterie. It also has a great bar with a wide selection.

Emily Pankey
on Adesso

thumbnail for Piedmont Theatre A common local gathering during the evenings, this location is home to intimate theaters and many hard to find indie films.

Emily Pankey
on Piedmont Theatre

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