OakleyMI
A town of 290, settled in 1856.
Is Oakley a good place to live?
9.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Oakley, against 26% in Michigan’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Oakley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
290 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Oakley: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oakley, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oakley.
The typical home in Oakley is valued at about $190K
The typical Oakley home is worth about $190,000, up 7.3% in a year, 28% below the Michigan typical home. Oakley’s median rent is $907 a month, where Michigan’s towns sit at $1,046 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. 72% of Oakley households own their home.
| Oakley | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 72% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $907 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Oakley
Oakley has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 16° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Oakley
Most working residents leave Oakley for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Oakley grew to 77 in 2021, 56 more than in 2011. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Oakley.
| Oakley | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
How healthy Oakley is
Oakley beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Oakley | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Oakley | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.7% | 14.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.9% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Oakley
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Oakley
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Oakley
About 1 of every 100 Oakley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Oakley
Village in Michigan, United States
Oakley is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Oakley had a population of 299. The village is within Brady Township, although about half of the village would lie within Chesaning Township on the east, if the boundary line had not been adjusted.
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- Established
- 1856
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 679 ft
- ZIP code
- 48649
Questions about Oakley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oakley, MI a good place to live?
Oakley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.