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Retire To Oak Ridge, TN
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Oak Ridge, Tennessee is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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Oak Ridge, Tennessee


Oak Ridge Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Anderson County blank blank 75,129
Oak Ridge 27,310 27,387 29,330



Oak Ridge
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$112,286-9.7%
Mar $102,000 . .
Feb $112,000 . .
Jan $122,000 . .
2011 .$124,377-10.3%
2010 .$138,722-12.8%
2009 .$159,0603.5%
2008 . $153,716 0.2%
2007 . $153,473 5.8%
2006 . $145,105 -4.2%
2005 . $151,406 13.9%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Oak Ridge GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $112,286 $276,000
Nearest Big City Knoxville na
Home Sales Price in Knoxville $137,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 82% of Knoxville home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Oak Ridge GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $112,286 $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,027 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 7.3 times the annual rent 14.7



Oak Ridge
Cost of Living (2012)
70% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Oak Ridge Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 9.5% -- 1* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 91 days 50* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Oak Ridge Building Permits
(single family homes)
Anderson County
2010 na
2009 24
2008 31
2007 47
2006 62
2005 62



Oak Ridge Interactive Maps


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