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Bristol, CT vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fairfax has been positive.
- Fairfax has 5.5% more unemployment than Bristol.
- Fairfax job growth has increased by 2.8% in the past 10 years.
 Bristol, CTFairfax, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.8%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.3%39.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.0%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%-2.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.6%-0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.7%2.8%6.3%
Reviews for Bristol    4 Reviews

I moved to Bristol in 2003 to purchase a mid-size one family home. Bristol has a great deal of history to it...from clock making (we have the American Clock Museum), a  More

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I was born and raised in NJ, and spent many years living on Long Island, as well as living in upstate NY and other areas in CT. Bristol CT is by far the worst place I  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bristol, in a way can be deceiving. The schools in Bristol seem to be pretty decent, and it also features a park for children and their parents. In addition, it  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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