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About Oakley
Oakley is a city in Cassia County. About 831 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 4,600 feet, 37 miles southeast of Twin Falls in a straight line.
Places listed for this area include Castle Rocks State Park and City of Rocks National Reserve.
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Cost of living
Oakley is outside the Idaho metros with a 2024 federal price figure, so this uses the Idaho statewide level. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $95.49 here, under the U.S. average by 4.5%.
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- Public schools2 public schools
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- Local services1 local business
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Public schools in Oakley
All 2District, enrollment, and students per teacher from the federal 2024-25 directory. No ratings.
- Oakley Elementary School
Cassia County Joint District · PK-6
188 students · 20.9 students per teacher
- Oakley Jr/sr High School
Cassia County Joint District · 7-12
179 students · 13.8 students per teacher
Services for Oakley
All servicesDMV counters are the county offices. A gas utility appears only when its public list names Oakley.
- Burley · Vehicles
203 E. 15th Street Burley, ID 83318-1862
· Mon. - Fri. 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
- Burley · Driver's licenses
129 E 14th St Burley, ID 83318
· Mon. - Thurs. 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
No natural gas utility on the official town lists names Oakley.
Allergy ratings in Oakley
What a typical year looks like: Low, Moderate or High for each pollen season, plus wildfire smoke. Typical, general guidance. It is not medical advice. Pollen and smoke change with the weather every year, and what bothers you depends on what you are allergic to. See an allergist for testing.
Spring trees
March to June
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in AprilEarly-summer grass
Late May to July
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Late May to early JulyFall weeds and sagebrush
August to October
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in SeptemberWildfire smoke
Mostly July to September
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 3.4 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 7 (2021).
Regional rating. Oakley has no pollen counter. These pollen ratings come from the Twin Falls station in the Magic Valley, 37 miles away.
How these ratings are worked out
Pollen is rated on the National Allergy Bureau bands for the grains of pollen in a cubic meter of air. Trees: Low under 15, Moderate 15 to 89, High 90 to 1,499. Weeds: Low under 10, Moderate 10 to 49, High 50 to 499. Grass: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199. The band is the one reached on the busiest quarter of counted days. A rating is typical, not a forecast: one wet or windy year can move it.
Spring trees, Moderate. Twin Falls NAB station, 757 counted days in 2003 to 2024: on the busiest quarter of days the tree count was 54 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call Moderate. On the busiest tenth of days it was 125 or more.
Early-summer grass, High. No grass counts are published for Twin Falls. The Treasure Valley figure is used: the same Snake River Plain, and Twin Falls tree and weed counts match Boise's pattern. The NAB grass bands: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199, Very High 200 or more grains per cubic meter.
Fall weeds and sagebrush, High. Twin Falls NAB station, 536 counted days in 2004 to 2023: on the busiest quarter of days the weed count was 71 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call High. On the busiest tenth of days it was 114 or more.
Wildfire smoke, Moderate. The average number of days a year the EPA's air quality index passed 100 ("unhealthy for sensitive groups" or worse), 2021-2025. Under 3 days is Low, 3 to 9 Moderate, 10 or more High. That grouping is ours, not the EPA's. Cassia County has no EPA monitor, so this uses Twin Falls County, 45 miles away. The count includes any cause, but across Idaho's monitors 86% of those days fell in July to September and 94% were fine particles (PM2.5), which is what wildfire smoke is made of (570 county-days, 2021-2025).
Not rated. Mold: no published mold spore counts for Idaho towns are in the data used, so there is no mold rating. House dust, pets and food allergies are outside this rating.
Sources
- National Allergy Bureau daily pollen counts, CDC release 2003 to 2024 (Boise, Twin Falls, Coeur d'Alene stations)
- NAB pollen level bands (grains per cubic meter)
- The Allergy Group, Boise: Southwest Idaho pollen seasons (clinic counts since 1971)
- EPA AirData: annual AQI by county
Today
Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.
Map of Oakley
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Parks in Oakley
2 named parks on OpenStreetMap.
- Almo Park
- Oakley City Park
Parks, trails and things to do
All of IdahoPlaces in and around Oakley, nearest first: everything tied to Oakley plus anything within 15 miles of town.
Things to do
Waterfalls
- Phantom Fallswaterfall17 mi
Lakes
- 6.0 mi
- Lake Clevelandlake · near Albion13 mi
Peaks
- Thunder Mountainpeak15 mi
Ski areas
- Pomerelle Mountain Resortski area · near Albion15 mi
Museums
- 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- City of Rocks National Reservehistoric site15 mi
Attractions
- Window Archattraction14 mi
Visitor centers
- City of Rocks Visitor Centervisitor center17 mi
Parks
- South Hillsrecreation area4.8 mi
- Castle Rocks State Parkstate park14 mi
- City of Rocks National Reservestate park16 mi
- 0.1 mi
- 10 mi
Trails (nearest 12 of 43)
- Big Cottonwood13.6 mi long8.2 mi
- Cave Creek Connector2.4 mi long9.2 mi
- Skyline Trail3.6 mi long · moderate hike9.6 mi
- Almo Creek Trail3 mi long10 mi
- Skyline Trail10.6 mi long · near Albion11 mi
- Cave Canyon5.8 mi long11 mi
- Ranger Trail10 mi long · moderate hike11 mi
- Independence Lakes Trail4.5 mi long · moderate hike11 mi
- North Fork Circle Creek3.7 mi long13 mi
- Beef Jello Trail0.8 mi long13 mi
- Parking Lot Trail0.3 mi long14 mi
- Tea Kettle Trail1.1 mi long14 mi
Distances are straight-line miles. From state and federal agency pages, the USGS place names list and OpenStreetMap contributors. Checked October 2, 2026. Check the official page for hours, fees and closures before you go.
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