Population
29,318
+0.8% since 2010
Typical home
$235K
+1.6% in a year
Household income
$72K
median
Jobs based here
7,065
A commuter town
What makes Oak Park stand out The 3 things Oak Park does most differently from other towns.
College town
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit calls Oak Park home
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Outdoors
2.8% of Oak Park is conserved land 2.2 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves.
2.8% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 2.8%
conserved · 91 of 3,273 acres
2.2 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. David H. Shepherd Park 1.6 mi 42 2. Charlotte M. Rothstein Park 0.4 mi 18 3. Key Park — 7
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Oak Park Most working residents leave Oak Park for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Detroit (18%), Southfield (9%) and Troy (7%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
3% work in town
Where working residents work In Oak Park 3%
Detroit 18%
Southfield 9%
Troy 7%
Warren 5%
10 mi
median commute distance
7,065
jobs based in Oak Park
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Health
Healthier than 51% of U.S. towns Oak Park beats the Michigan average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
B− Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
What stands out Oak Park MI Fewer adults who have had cancer 6.6% 8.9% Fewer adults with depression 20.7% 25.7% More adults facing a utility shut-off 12.7% 8.7%
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi
1.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
64th
percentile among MI towns
Schools
Oak Park’s public schools outperform 12% of Michigan districts The public schools Oak Park’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 88% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
D School Grade
Housing
A typical Oak Park home is worth about $235K The typical Oak Park home is worth about $235,000, up 1.6% in a year, 12% below the Michigan typical home.
$235K Zillow home value
Typical home value Oak Park $235K
Michigan $266K
Market temperature
Seller’s market A strong seller's market Buyer’s Seller’s +1.6%
value change, 1 year
Safety
Less crime per resident than 23% of U.S. towns Oak Park reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less.
C− Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Oak Park 3
Michigan 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Oak Park 17
Michigan 13
U.S. 15.5
23rd
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
19th
percentile among MI towns
88
violent crimes reported in 2025
500
property crimes reported in 2025
Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 26% of U.S. communities.
26 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
26 Low risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Tornadoes Cold waves
5
paid flood claims since 2014
5
federal disasters paid out here
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Oak Park has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
31″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 20–34°
Spring 37–58°
Summer 61–82°
Fall 43–61°
Oct 15
typical first frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
A commuter town 97% of working residents leave Oak Park for work Where Oak Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
18% → Detroit Detroit 18%
9% → Southfield Southfield 9%
7% → Troy Troy 7%
5% → Warren Warren 5%
4% → Dearborn Dearborn 4%
4% → Farmington Hills Farmington Hills 4%
Oak Park · 3% stay
7,065 jobs based in Oak Park
3% of working residents work in town
10 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Oak Park?
Census LEHD 2021
2003 · Interstate 696 pedestrian plazas · Wikimedia Commons
Oak Park’s story
99 years in pictures
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
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Famous people from Oak Park 9 notable people were born in Oak Park.
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Oak Park is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Oak Park borders Detroit to the north, roughly 14 miles (22.5 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 29,560.
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Established 1927
Population 29,560
Area 5.2 sq mi
Elevation 666 ft
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