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Oak Ridge

A town of 7,744 people in North Carolina
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Conserved land2.7%288 of 10,765 acres
Trails4.0 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves237 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Oak Ridge

Town in North Carolina, United States
1998Established
7,474Population
16.4 sq miArea
948 ftElevation

Oak Ridge is a town in northwestern Guilford County, North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, Oak Ridge had a population of 7,474. Oak Ridge is 15 miles (24 km) northwest of the center of Greensboro, North Carolina's third-largest city, and it is a part of the Piedmont Triad urban area.

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ZIP code27310
Area code336
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Housing in Oak Ridge

$600K▲ 0.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Oak Ridge home is worth about $600,000, up 0.5% in a year, 79% above the North Carolina typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market33
Sale-to-list100.7%
Sold in May11
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School Grade B-

The public schools Oak Ridge’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#4Best public schoolsof 252 in NC
DistrictGuilford County SchoolsSchools2

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