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Oak Ridge, TN vs Plano, TX

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- Plano has 22.4% less rainy days than Oak Ridge.
- Plano has 10.1% more Sunny Days than Oak Ridge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Plano scores 1.4% worse than Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNPlano, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny208  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
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 Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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