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Oak Ridge, TN vs Ruston, LA

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- Ruston has 5.7% more rainy days than Oak Ridge.
- Ruston has 3.4% more Sunny Days than Oak Ridge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ruston scores 2.7% worse than Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNRuston, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock94106
 Sunny208  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3352443
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 Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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