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Oak Ridge, TN vs North Pole, AK

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- North Pole has 76.9% less rainy days than Oak Ridge.
- North Pole has 26.4% less Sunny Days than Oak Ridge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, North Pole scores 28.8% worse than Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNNorth Pole, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny208  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.27
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4992443
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 North Pole    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We visited here once a few years ago and fell in love! We plan to move to this wonderful town on my retirement in a few years! Just starting to look at houses now soo  More

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Over 10 years ago

at times it is well below zero where do people buy their winter clothing and do schools close when the weather is to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Our winter normally starts in september and ends mid april with brake-up. This is when the ice and snow goes away for the spring to come. We will get the coldest winter  More

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