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Oklee, Minnesota (1910)

OkleeMN

A town of 383. A typical home worth about $198K.

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Population
383
residents
Typical home
$198K
+7.9% in a year
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
42.2
years
Jobs based here
212
Balanced

What makes Oklee stand out

The 2 things Oklee does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

383 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Housing

A typical Oklee home is worth about $198K

The typical Oklee home is worth about $198,000, up 7.9% in a year, 44% below the Minnesota typical home.

$198KZillow home value

Typical home value

Oklee$198K
Minnesota$351K
+7.9%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Schools

Oklee’s public schools outperform 79% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Oklee’s kids attend outperform 79% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Red Lake County Central High School7–12153B−
RLCC Elementary at OkleePK12Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state testsAll 2 schools →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.

80risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
80Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Oklee has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to -4°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–20°
Spring29–51°
Summer54–78°
Fall33–52°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Oklee

Most working residents leave Oklee for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Thief River Falls (33%), Red Lake Falls (7%) and Crookston (3%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Oklee7%
Thief River Falls33%
Red Lake Falls7%
Crookston3%
Fargo3%
24 mi
median commute distance
212
jobs based in Oklee
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Oklee is

Oklee beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better24 too close to call7 worse
What stands outOkleeMN
More adults treating high blood pressure78.9%76.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.1%8.9%
Essentia Health Fosston
19.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Oklee is conserved land

0.4 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Oklee: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 476 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Oklee Softball Fields—9
2. Omar Sundrud Memorial Park—3
3. Oklee City Park0.1 mi1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Oklee

City in Minnesota, United States

Oklee ( OH-klee) is a city in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States on Minnesota State Highway 222. As of the 2020 census, Oklee had a population of 413.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
413
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
1,152 ft
ZIP code
56742
Area code
218

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