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Oak Ridge, TN vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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- The median age of a home in Oak Ridge is 36.8% younger than the median age of a home in Wilkes-Barre.
 Oak Ridge, TNWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Median Home Age57  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$127,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months27.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock50.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.114.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$17.1$11.0
 Homes Owned53.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock17.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented32.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Oak Ridge, TNWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,280$1,840
 Studio Apartment$820  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$820$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,070  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,300$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,640  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Oak Ridge, TNWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other8.7%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Oak Ridge, TNWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock13.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9996.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock15.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99923.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock9.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99921.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock1.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Oak Ridge, TNWilkes-Barre, PAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock2.0%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock4.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock16.2%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock8.7%10.0%
 1940 to 194930.4%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock47.2%12.2%
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Reviews for Oak Ridge    8 Reviews
Paul · Fremont, CA
It's on the positive side.. Kinda homey but boring
Over 4 years ago

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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Kelley · Oak Ridge, TN
Safe place to live
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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John A · Oak Ridge, TN
general educational/business preparedness
Over 11 years ago

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 Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews
Lynn · Kingston, PA
Born and raised
Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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michael · Willington, CT
Former King's Student
Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  More

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