There are 19 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Oakland. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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566 Center Street, Moraga, CA
8.1 mi from downtown Oakland · Top-tier donations nearby
820;826;840 Clement Street
13.3 mi from downtown Oakland · Top-tier donations nearby
1700 Haight Street
12.3 mi from downtown Oakland · Top-tier donations nearby
61 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco, CA
13.3 mi from downtown Oakland · Top-tier donations nearby
1669 Fillmore Street
11.4 mi from downtown Oakland · Top-tier donations nearby
2536 North Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA
13.5 mi from downtown Oakland · Affluent catchment area
505 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA
9.7 mi from downtown Oakland · Affluent catchment area
2058 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA
7.4 mi from downtown Oakland · Affluent catchment area
6624 San Pablo Avenue, CA
6.4 mi from downtown Oakland · Affluent catchment area
2319 Lincoln Avenue
0.9 mi from downtown Oakland · Comfortable surrounding area
Right now the Moraga location has the highest Goods Score (100 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 19 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Oakland, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.