Humid subtropical
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Anderson County, Tennessee · Population 32k · 850 ft elevation
Living in Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 60″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Oak Ridge: about 13% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,400 ft around town.
Oak Ridge at a glance
- Population
- 32k
- Elevation
- 850 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 60″95th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,657 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $234k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,076/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.810th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%30th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Violent crime rate
- 314 per 100k73th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,195 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8584th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,411 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 29°F | 5.5″ | 1.8″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 32°F | 5.9″ | 1.4″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 39°F | 5.5″ | 0.6″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 47°F | 5.6″ | — | 238 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 56°F | 4.5″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 64°F | 4.8″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 68°F | 5.9″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 67°F | 3.7″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 49°F | 3.3″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 38°F | 5.0″ | — | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 33°F | 5.8″ | 0.6″ | 142 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology