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Sarasota, FL vs Oak Ridge, TN

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- Oak Ridge has 5.9% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Oak Ridge has 17.1% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Oak Ridge scores 7.4% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8502443
Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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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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