Oak Ridge, NC Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (October 2026)
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED2.3%
- Highschool Education20.1%
- Some College27.4%
- Bachelors Degree30.3%
- Graduate Degree19.9%
- Total College or Above50.2%
- Stem Degree45.8%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male49.4%
- Female50.6%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married69.6%
- Divorced8.4%
- Never Married15.0%
- Widowed7.0%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29.6% |
| 19–29 | 5.3% |
| 30–39 | 7.5% |
| 40–49 | 19.5% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 15.8% |
| 60–69 | 14.3% |
| 70–79 | 6.6% |
| 80+ | 1.2% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Neighborhoods in Oak Ridge, NC
Get to know neighborhoods in Oak Ridge, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Oak Ridge Lake ↗
- Median asking price
- $574,500
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 60
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Stafford Place ↗
- Median asking price
- $194,900
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 5
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Bear Creek ↗
- Median asking price
- $550,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 3
BNearby schools · estimated
7/10 · 3 schools
Millstone Estates ↗
- Median asking price
- $254,900
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 3
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Oak Ridge ↗
- Median asking price
- $899,900
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 1
BNearby schools · estimated
7/10 · 3 schools
Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.
About these neighborhood estimates
Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.
Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.
Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.