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Fairfax, VA vs Bethesda, MD

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Highlights
- Bethesda has 0.7% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Bethesda has 0.5% less Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bethesda scores 0.0% worse than Fairfax

Climate
 Fairfax, VABethesda, MDUnited States
 Rainfall434338
 Snowfall221728
 Precipitation119114106
 Sunny198197205
 Avg. July High868786
 Avg. Jan. Low242522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.37.37
 UV Index4.34.14.3
 Elevation4333182443

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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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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
22030
ZIPS IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND
20817 20814 20816

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