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Oak Ridge, TN vs Gastonia, NC

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Highlights
- Gastonia has 18.8% less rainy days than Oak Ridge.
- Gastonia has 2.9% more Sunny Days than Oak Ridge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Gastonia scores 4.1% better than Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNGastonia, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock105106
 Sunny208  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8042443
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 Gastonia    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This city is about Greed. Council does not care about the citizens. The only hospital pays the city millions so they can be on hospital. Quality of care I rate a 2. Low  More

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Over 7 years ago

I AMFROM FLORIDA THE SUNSHINE STATE AND I AM LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE TOWARD GASTONIA, NC. I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 AND FEEL THAT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR MY FAMILY WOULD BE  More

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Over 17 years ago

The schools are overcrowded but the county is trying to rectify the situation by building new  More

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