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Oak Ridge, TN vs Austin, TX

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- Austin has 33.8% less rainy days than Oak Ridge.
- Austin has 9.6% more Sunny Days than Oak Ridge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Austin scores 2.7% worse than Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNAustin, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock79106
 Sunny208  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
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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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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