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Oak Ridge, TN vs Topeka, KS

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- Topeka has 28.5% less rainy days than Oak Ridge.
- Topeka has 3.4% more Sunny Days than Oak Ridge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Topeka scores 1.4% worse than Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNTopeka, KSUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny208  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9482443
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 Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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