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Oak Ridge, TN vs Elgin, IL

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- Elgin has 28.1% less rainy days than Oak Ridge.
- Elgin has 8.7% less Sunny Days than Oak Ridge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elgin scores 6.8% worse than Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNElgin, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock121106
 Sunny208  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7452443
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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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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