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Amherst, NY vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Fairfax has 11.4% more rainy days than Amherst.
- Fairfax has 26.1% more Sunny Days than Amherst.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairfax scores 14.1% better than Amherst

Climate
 Amherst, NYFairfax, VAUnited States
 Rainfall394338
 Snowfall842228
 Precipitation162119106
 Sunny157198205
 Avg. July High818686
 Avg. Jan. Low182422
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.47.37
 UV Index3.34.34.3
 Elevation5974332443

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 14 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 16 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 9 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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