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Columbia, MO vs Oak Ridge, TN

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- Oak Ridge has 14% less violent crime than Columbia.
- Oak Ridge has 37% less property crime than Columbia.
 Columbia, MOOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock2322.7
 Property Crime45.8  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  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 6 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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Cities with the Least Crime Near Columbia, MissouriCrime Index
 Sturgeon, MO9.05
 Pierpont, MO14.65
 Huntsdale, MO17.1
 Hallsville, MO18.15
 Ashland, MO19.1
 Rocheport, MO22.4
 Harrisburg, MO22.9
 Centralia, MO23.35
 McBaine, MO23.55
 Hartsburg, MO27.7

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