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Minnesota township surrounded by nature and convenience
Residents benefit from living down the road from a sprawling nature preserve, tranquil lakes and numerous city parks in Oakdale. This suburban town offers residents a short trip to the busy streets of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Oakdale is just far enough from the noise to provide quiet and convenient living. A healthy real estate market and local economy add to the many attractive aspects of this community, and residential development brings new life to this old Minnesota township.
Oakdale is considered to be the 36th largest city in Minnesota by population.
There are several animal species that visit and live in Oakdale's wildlife areas.
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Nature preserve, Tanners Lake Park and Oak Marsh Golf Course
Oakdale has over 30 recreational facilities. The Oakdale Nature Preserve features over 200 acres of woodlands with paved trails and a wooden boardwalk over a 28-acre lake. During the summer, the town flocks to the beach at Tanners Lake Park, which has a boat launch, fishing pier and outdoor athletic facilities. Golf enthusiasts can play a weekend round of 18 holes with a cart for $68 at Oak Marsh Golf Course and Event Center, a public 18-hole course on the marsh wetlands. The course is also a popular venue for weddings and other celebrations. Residents can watch the bearded dragons, alligators and pythons at Snake Discovery: A Reptile Experience on Oakdale’s western border. The Richard Walton Park has athletic fields, hard courts and a skate park. Kids can dunk on a basketball rim or glide through the ninja course at the Sky Zone Trampoline Park.
Tanners Lake Park features a Basketball Court, playground, Pier and a Boat Launch.
Locals and visitors in Oakdale can experience an 18 hole Golf Course at Oak Marsh.
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Community events at the Oakdale Discovery Center
There are picnic facilities, hard courts and a hosta garden at the Oakdale Discovery Center. The center features a nature room with taxidermy displays, a monthly art gallery and a scenic outdoor amphitheater in the woods of the Oakdale Nature Preserve. Summerfest is an annual event that features a parade, live music, food trucks and fireworks in Richard Walton Park. Walton Park also hosts a summer concert series and the Oakdale Farmers Market, where locally grown agriculture is sold on Wednesday afternoons from June through October.
Richard Walton Park offers Events Space with Athletic Fields and Sport Courts.
There are events hosted for locals in the Oakdale residential area at the Discovery Center.
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Newly built homes and rising house prices
“There are entry-level-style homes people with median-level income can afford to buy,” says Pat Kinney, a Realtor at Keller Williams with over three decades of experience. “There’s also part of the original old Oakdale, with 1950s ramblers that are still part of the community and pockets of luxury homes near the parks and the ponds.” Homes typically sell after 27 days on the market compared to the national average of 42 days. The average sale price for homes over the last 12 months is $344,920, up 4% from the average home sale price over the previous year. Residential development is as recent as 2024, with newly constructed homes in the Willowbrooke community, a new 208-acre residential area with a mix of styles, including new traditional single-family homes and rows of townhouses. The median household income is $86,003, almost $11,000 more than the national household median of $75,149.
Expect to find Mansion homes with multi-levels throughout the Oakdale residential area.
New home buyers can seek out Cottage Styled Homes within the Oakdale area.
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Most diverse school district in Minnesota
Oakdale kids attend public school in the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District, which serves over 10,000 students. The district has an overall Niche grade of B and is the #1 most diverse district in Minnesota. Older students can attend Tartan High School, which has a B-plus overall grade and is located off 10th Street and Greenway Avenue. Tartan High is the #8 most diverse public high school in Minnesota and is in the top 50 best college prep high schools. There are three elementary schools and one middle school in Oakdale. Being so close to St. Paul and Minneapolis, plenty of top-tier private schools are within driving distance. 33% of town residents have an associate degree or some college education, 5% higher than the national average.
98% of teachers a certified to full time at John Glenn Middle School.
Tartan High School enrolls over 1600 students.
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Shopping at the Bergen Plaza and Tamarack Village
The Oakdale Village Shopping Center is on Radio Drive, with stores like Burlington Coat Factory and HomeGoods. Oakdale Village is home to chain restaurants like Red Lobster and Olive Garden. The Bergen Plaza on 10th Street is full of restaurants, bars and supermarkets, such as Hy-Vee Grocery Store and Cub–Oakdale, where locals can buy groceries. Just south of Oakdale in Woodbury, Tamarack Village is a shopping mall with over 60 stores.
Cub foods is one of the more popular grocery stores located on the Bergen Plaza.
There are fresh groceries & goods served at the local Hy-Vee grocery store in the Oakdale area.
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Bike-friendly and Metro Transit
The Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport is in St. Paul, 17 miles southwest. The city is also 17 miles west of downtown Minneapolis. Though not very walkable, the city has a paved sidewalk trail alongside many main routes. Oakdale is bike-friendly, as bike lanes are on most traffic-heavy roads, and Minnesota is one of the states most conscious of cyclists’ safety. The Metro Transit takes passengers around the metropolitan area with stops on Century and Geneva Avenue along Oakdale’s western border. The METRO Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is being developed as a 10-mile route connecting St. Paul, Maplewood, Landfall, Woodbury and Oakdale. The project has an expected completion date of sometime in 2025. It will be the state’s first bus system that exclusively takes bus-only lanes.
Other information
Oakdale has a C+ overall grade from CrimeGrade, meaning that crime generally happens at the same rate as the average city. The rate of property crime is 12.9 per 1,000 residents during a standard year, and the rate of violent crime is 1.3 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. Fewer crimes are reported in the northeast part of Oakdale. The Oakdale Police Department encourages citizens to participate in the Neighborhood Watch Program as leaders to keep efficient communication about community happenings. Free steering wheel locks can be picked up from the police department upon request, which will defend against automobile theft. The National Night Out event happens every August in Oakdale, where public safety organizations and local leaders celebrate camaraderie in a community-building event.
Before the peak of development in the '50s, there were chemical dumps into disposal sites in several eastern Minneapolis towns, including Oakdale. The Minnesota Department of Health determined that people east of Minneapolis had elevated perfluorocarbons in their bloodstreams, resulting in illnesses and cancer. The county has since worked with companies to clean up perfluorochemicals (PFCs) in the soil, lakes and the city’s water by installing monitoring wells and a pump-out system to catch pollutants, which are still in operation. Following litigation, water continues to be tested and monitored regularly. The city of Oakdale says its drinking water meets all state and federal chemical guidelines.
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