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Oak Ridge, TN vs Mount Sterling, KY

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- Mount Sterling has 8.9% less rainy days than Oak Ridge.
- Mount Sterling has 11.5% less Sunny Days than Oak Ridge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mount Sterling scores 1.4% worse than Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNMount Sterling, KYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny208  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9742443
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 Mount Sterling    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

This place is a good place to raise your children but not a good place to set up their future,(the best cost affordable education is about 15 to 40 miles away)expect the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Mt. Sterling is still growing with real estate sales continuing. The market is a buyers market and alot of inventory is available. Mt. Sterling is a great community to  More

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