A town of 402. A typical home worth about $146K.
The thing Oakland does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Ordered by what stands out in Oakland. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Oakland for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Grenada (21%), Batesville (6%) and Oxford (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
The typical Oakland home is worth about $146,000, down 0.8% in a year, 26% below the Mississippi typical home.
Oakland has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 33°, and snow is almost unheard of.
9 crimes were reported in Oakland in 2025: 8 property and 1 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Oakland is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
Oakland beats the Mississippi average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| What stands out | Oakland | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.8% | 13.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.9% | 79.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 34.1% | 18.5% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
Where Oakland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
13 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Town in Mississippi, United States
Oakland is a town in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Oakland had a population of 462.
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