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Cost of living in Oakes, North Dakota

Simple answer

Typical rent is $843 a month.

Oakes is a city in North Dakota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $67,632 a year.

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People
1,858
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$843
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$67,632
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$159,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,014
Dickey County, ND

Oakes, North Dakota has about 1,858 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $159,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dickey County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Oakes. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

North Dakota's prices sit at 89.0 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

North Dakota taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Oakes's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical North Dakota home paid 13.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Oakes's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for North Dakota in the table we use.

Among 45 places we list in North Dakota with a rent figure, 22 have higher typical rent than Oakes.

Nearby places

EBT nearby

USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in North Dakota

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.