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Oak Ridge is a small city of 32,693 people in Anderson County, Tennessee. It's about 19 miles from Knoxville, TN and 136 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $270k and rent runs about $1k a month.
32,693people
$270kTypical home
$1,131/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
228Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,693
- Part of a metro area
- About 383 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Nashville, TN
- 19 mi to Knoxville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,704/mo)
- Median rent $1,131/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,183 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to TYS airport
- 20 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 945 ft
- 307 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 512 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 146 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anderson County: R+36 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk