Home values are up 6.8% over the year to September 2026. 80% of households are owner-occupiers in Oklee, against 75% in Minnesota’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.

$196KZillow home value

	Oklee	Minnesota towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$604 a month	$1,196 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	80%	75%	73%

Typical home value

Oklee$196K

Minnesota$349K

+6.8%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 6.8% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 3.2 years of income Rents$604 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighbors1 bordering town

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Schools

The schools Oklee’s kids attend

Its two schools are below. Red Lake County Central Public School runs its public schools. 2 public schools serve Oklee, with 165 students in all.

School	Level	Students	Letter
RLCC Elementary at OkleeLargest public school before high schoolGrades PK	Grades PK	12	–
Red Lake County Central High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12	Grades 7–12	153	B⁻

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The districtsRED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL PUBLIC SCH Vs. the neighbors1 bordering town Every school2 schools · Red Lake County Central High School Questions“Are Oklee’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Oklee is inland flooding, at a very high overall level

On expected storm and flood damage, Oklee sits above 80% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 48% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to drought.

80risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingDroughtCold waves

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters21 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Oklee

Summer afternoons peak near 79° in July, and January nights bottom out around -4°; snowfall runs to about 50 inches a 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

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A year of weatherJuly highs 79°, January lows -4°Rain & snow50″ of snow a winter · 23 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

About one in three of Oklee’s working residents commute to Thief River Falls

The median commute is under 24 miles. Since 2013, Oklee has added 54 jobs, to 212 in 2023. Most people who work leave Oklee to do it: just 7% work in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in the town.

7%work in town

	Oklee	Minnesota towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	30 minutes	23 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	15%	7%	9.6%
Median household income	$62,000	$90,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	7%	9.8%	8%

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

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The jobs here212 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work7% work in Oklee Commute times30 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 24 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Oklee is

The share of adults in Oklee who smoke cigarettes: 16%. Against the Minnesota average, Oklee comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7. 27% of adults get no exercise outside work here, above both the Minnesota town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). Two figures for adults in the town: 31% sleep under 7 hours, 38% have obesity.

	Oklee	Minnesota towns	U.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	27%	23%	25%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	31%	30%	36%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	38%	35%	35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	16%	14%	14%

32 measures vs. Minnesota

1 better24 too close to call7 worse

What stands out	Oklee	MN
More adults treating high blood pressure	78.9%	76.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	14.1%	8.9%

Essentia Health Fosston

19.1 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby19.1 miles to an ER · Essentia Health Fosston How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than MN on 1 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Oklee is conserved land

Across 3 parks and preserves: 0.4 miles of trail. In Oklee, the trail network density is 0.6 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 3, covering 13 acres.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 476 acres

0.4 mi

of trails · 0.6 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Oklee Softball Fields	—	9
2. Omar Sundrud Memorial Park	—	3
3. Oklee City Park	0.1 mi	1

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Trail map0.4 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk0.1 miles of trail · Oklee City Park Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Oklee?”

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Everything we know about Oklee

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The big questions

Schools2 schools HealthBetter than MN on 1 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$196K typical home · up 6.8% in a year Work & commute$62K median household income · 212 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 80% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors0 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesLibraryMcintosh Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1912 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 209 residents Climate79° summer highs · 50″ of snow

Day to day

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Oklee; the nearest are

Northland Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Thief River Falls24.5 mi$6,289 in-state tuition University of Minnesota-CrookstonUniversity or college · Public · Crookston35.2 mi$13,288 in-state tuition

About 5 of every 100 Oklee residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.

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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.

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

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