Retire To Oak Ridge, TN

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, medical care, cost of living and other demographics.

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Oak Ridge Population
.	1990	2000	2010	2016 (est.)
Anderson County	blank	blank	blank	75,936
Oak Ridge	27,310	27,387	29,330	29,350

Oak Ridge Home Sales Prices (new & existing homes)
.	Monthly Average	Annual Average	Yr-Over-Yr Change
2018	.	$154,785	0.3%
Sep	$161,000	.	.
Aug	$178,000	.	.
Jul	$173,000	.	.
Jun	$145,000	.	.
May	$159,000	.	.
Apr	$140,000	.	.
Mar	$147,000	.	.
Feb	$136,000	.	.
Jan	$132,000	.	.
2017	.	$140,782	0.3%
2016	.	$140,423	1.0%
2015	.	$139,079	9.9%
2014	.	$126,592	6.4%
2013	.	$119,014	-12.8%

Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison 2018
.	Oak Ridge	GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price	$154,785	$419,000
Nearest Big City	Knoxville	na
Home Sales Price in Knoxville	$191,000	$340,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index	66% of Knoxville home prices	101%

Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison 2018
.	Oak Ridge	GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price	$154,785	$419,000
Monthly Rent	$944	$1,495
Price/Rent Index	11.0 times the annual rent	19.0

Oak Ridge Cost of Living 2018
66%	GPTR 99 City Average 109%

Oak Ridge Taxes 2018
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%	--	49*	6.8%	--
Federal, State and Local Tax	--	95 days	3*	--	113 days
* State rank of 1 pays the lowest taxes