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Oak Ridge, TN vs Merced, CA

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- Merced has 76.3% less rainy days than Oak Ridge.
- Merced has 26.0% more Sunny Days than Oak Ridge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 11.0% better than Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny208  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
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 Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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