A town of 5,510. Nearly 2.3% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Red Oak does most differently from other towns.
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Red Oak. Another town gets a different order.
2.8 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wilson Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| 2. Legion Park | — | 21 |
| 3. Chautauqua Park | — | 12 |
The typical Red Oak home is worth about $138,000, down 2.7% in a year, 42% below the Iowa typical home.
The public schools Red Oak’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 65% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inman Elementary School | K–6 | 461 | C− |
| Red Oak Junior/Senior High School | 7–12 | 420 | C |
| Red Oak Early Childhood Center | PK | 51 | Not graded |
About one in 3 of Red Oak’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Omaha (6%), Council Bluffs (4%) and Clarinda (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Red Oak beats the Iowa average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| What stands out | Red Oak | IA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 6.9% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.6% | 3.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 6.6% |
Red Oak reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 68% report less.
Red Oak has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 10 places on the National Register.
10 places in Red Oak on the National Register of Historic Places.
16 notable people were born in Red Oak.
City in Iowa, United States
Red Oak is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Iowa, United States, located along the East Nishnabotna River. The population was 5,596 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 6,197 population in 2000.
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