Homeowners live in additions with dreamy names like Serenity, Cooper Hills, Hidden Oaks, Walden Woods, Tiffany Park and Signal Hills. They share a passion for wooded yards, wildlife and quiet. Evenings often are planned around children's softball or soccer games. Oak Hill Elementary School is within walking distance on Stearns County Road 136. It's a neighborhood where a good share of the parents can afford to stay at home to raise their children.
Residents are predominantly professionals - lawyers, doctors, college educators.
Social gatherings include annual ski trips, canoe trips and Easter egg hunts for the children. The Cooper Avenue South corridor between 22nd and 40th streets south boast some of St. Cloud's newest and most prosperous neighborhoods. This area has few rentals, little crime and lots of three-car garages. A host of small communities have developed along Cooper Avenue. The sense of neighborhood tends to be confined to the addition.