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Oak Ridge, TN vs Tampa, FL

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- Tampa has 4.0% less rainy days than Oak Ridge.
- Tampa has 18.3% more Sunny Days than Oak Ridge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tampa scores 6.8% worse than Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNTampa, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5138
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock105106
 Sunny208  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock162443
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 Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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