Oakdale is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Oakdale, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
Oakdale in 100 households: 78 owners (MN: 72)
For every 100 residents, 22 are under 18, beside 23 across MN. Population: about 30,588 (2025 Census estimate). 36 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Oakdale changed by +3%.
Median age 39.7 (MN 38.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.6 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.7% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Oakdale says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 4 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Oakdale
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Oakdale’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Oakdale or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Oakdale in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.