About Oak Ridge

Acting as a suburb of Knoxville, Tennessee, Oak Ridge is only 25 miles west of the city and is located on an intersection of several highways allowing for 35-minute commutes into the central business district in Knoxville. Established in the 1940s as a base and headquarters for the Manhattan Project to design the atomic bomb, Oak Ridge’s economy is still largely driven by scientific research and development. In fact, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest multipurpose lab in the Department of Energy's system! Residents of an apartment or home rental in Oak Ridge appreciate Oak Ridge City Center, a shopping center, for its wealth of resources that make travel to other cities unnecessary and wasteful. Students in Oak Ridge are served by 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and a high school, recently renovated in 2004.

Melton Hill Lake, on the northeast and east boundaries of Oak Ridge, hosts an intriguing lakefront that has become a popular recreation area with bicycling trails and picnic areas along the shore. Melton Lake also serves as the primary venue for a number of rowing competitions throughout the year. Avid golfers and residents of an Oak Ridge house or apartment for rent call Oak Ridge a golfing mecca for northeast Tennessee for its variety of courses, including Oak Ridge Country Club, South Hills Golf Course, Centennial Golf Course, and Tri-County Golf Club. Big Turtle Park, Scarboro Center Park, and Oak Ridge Memorial Park are also popular recreational areas. A branch of Roane State Community College is also located in Oak Ridge.

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