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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Oak Ridge, TN

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- Oak Ridge has 9.8% more rainy days than Athens-Clarke County.
- Oak Ridge has 3.7% less Sunny Days than Athens-Clarke County.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Oak Ridge scores 2.7% worse than Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GAOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8502443
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Oak Ridge    8 Reviews

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 5 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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