Oak Ridge, TN Housing


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Oak Ridge, TN is a great place for homeowners due to its high house median value of $258,700 and the impressive one year house appreciation rate of 21.68%. This is almost three times higher than the US 1 year house appreciation rate of 8.27%. Therefore, homeowners in Oak Ridge are able to benefit from investing in housing more so than other places in the US. Additionally, the housing median value is significantly lower than the US median value of $338,100, making it a much more affordable option for many people.

The median home cost in Oak Ridge is $258,700. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 114.6%. Home Appreciation in Oak Ridge is up 27.0%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Oak Ridge real estate is 56 years old
The Rental Market in Oak Ridge
- Renters make up 34.6% of the Oak Ridge population
- 2.0% of houses and apartments in Oak Ridge, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingOak Ridge, TennesseeUnited States
  14,903.0139,647,020.0
  5742
  $258,700$338,100
  27.0%16.6%
  87.9%57.0%
  114.6%101.1%
  $7.65$10.98
  $1,801$2,690
  53.9%57.4%
  13.9%11.2%
  32.2%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  2.0%1.9%
  0.9%0.4%
  1.0%0.7%
  0.4%0.4%
  0.9%3.6%
  8.7%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  0.8%2.6%
  0.1%2.4%
  1.6%2.8%
  6.0%3.9%
  8.2%4.5%
  23.8%11.3%
  18.8%13.0%
  21.4%20.1%
  11.1%13.6%
  4.6%8.3%
  2.8%9.7%
  0.8%3.9%
  0.0%2.2%
  0.0%0.8%
  0.1%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.3%0.2%
  8.4%13.6%
  8.4%13.6%
  7.4%13.6%
  9.5%13.2%
  11.5%14.8%
  7.4%13.6%
  12.5%10.0%
  30.4%4.7%
  1.2%12.2%
Reviews for Oak Ridge
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Overall it's on the positive side. It's pretty boring but it can feel like a real home at times. It could stand to be a hair closer to Western Knoxville.. Melton lake  More

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Over 4 years ago

Oak Ridge is located in beautiful East TN, has excellent public schools, is very safe for families, and is only 15-30 min away from Knoxville.  More

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Marginal, at best. Lack of social and business skills to perform anything but menial tasks. No clue about customer service, business etiquette or basic business  More

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