Oakes
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Outdoors in Oakes
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US Post Office-Oakes
The Oakes Post Office in Oakes, North Dakota, United States, is a post office building that was built in 1935. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as U.S. Post Office-Oakes.
About Oakes
City in North Dakota, United StatesOakes is the most populous city in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,798 at the 2020 census. Oakes was founded in 1886.
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Housing in Oakes
The typical Oakes home is worth about $181,000, up 11.8% in a year, 38% below the North Dakota typical home.
Safety in Oakes
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Oakes's police department reported only 2023, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Oakes
Full picture →About one in 3 of Oakes’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Gwinner (11%), Fargo (8%) and Bear Creek (6%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Health in Oakes
Health Grade B
Healthier than 56% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 74% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with North Dakota
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Oakes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 30% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Oakes
Full climate →Oakes has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 1°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Oakes
All Oakes schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Oakes’s kids attend outperform 75% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within ND. Ratings are from neighbors.
Oakes’s library
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