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Oak Ridge, TN vs Richmond, CA

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- Richmond has 46.3% less rainy days than Oak Ridge.
- Richmond has 26.0% more Sunny Days than Oak Ridge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 17.8% better than Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNRichmond, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny208  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7586
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
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 Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 6 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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