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Oak Ridge, TN vs Fulton, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Fulton, is 22% less than it is in Oak Ridge and is 47% below the National Average.
- Oak Ridge unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Fulton unemployment rate is 7.5%.

Economy
 Oak Ridge, TNFulton, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%7.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.4%20.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,546$24,818$37,638
 Household Income$60,542$46,959$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,704$52,366$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Oak Ridge, TNFulton, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.6%15.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%5.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.3%12.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%8.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.9%11.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%8.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.1%11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%11.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.6%10.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.0%3.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.9%1.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Oak Ridge, TNFulton, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.2%10.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.5%2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%3.1%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%7.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.5%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.9%4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%5.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.0%4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%5.0%3.6%
 Personal care1.2%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%24.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.6%7.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.9%16.6%13.1%

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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 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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Reviews for Fulton    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I grew up and attended school in Fulton from 1962 to late 1970's. It was a great place to live but the businesses eventually died off and unemployment became high. In  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you like snow and water this is a great area to live. The cost of living is low. You are very close to Lake Ontario, The Fingerlakes and the Erie Barge  More

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37830
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13069

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