Hot-summer humid continental
Oak Park Heights, Minnesota
Washington County, Minnesota · Population 4.8k · 781 ft elevation
Living in Oak Park Heights
Oak Park Heights has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Oak Park Heights at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 781 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $334k63th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,428/mo64th percentile
- Median household income
- $85k61th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.94%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.576th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 64%78th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 63%
- Violent crime rate
- 129 per 100k39th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,158 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5151th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 9°F | 1.0″ | 8.1″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 13°F | 0.9″ | 12.6″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 1.5″ | 6.9″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.1″ | 4.7″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.2″ | 0.8″ | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 5.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 5.3″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | 0.6″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 28°F | 1.6″ | 2.3″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 16°F | 1.1″ | 13.7″ | 122 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology