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Alabaster, AL vs Fairfax, VA

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Is it cheaper to live in Fairfax or is it cheaper to live in Alabaster?
- Fairfax is 42.3% more expensive than Alabaster.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fairfax or Alabaster?
- Fairfax housing costs are 184.4% more expensive than Alabaster housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Alabaster or is Health Care more affordable in Fairfax.
- Health related expenses are 16.0% less in Fairfax.
 Alabaster, ALFairfax, VAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock142.4100
 Food & Groceries97.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock102.7100
 Housing78.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$654,200$338,100
 Utilities102  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock127.6100
 Miscellaneous87.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Alabaster    3 Reviews

Alabaster Alabama ... affordable, adaptable and  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is the sequel to "Escape from New York" staring Kirk Russell, but called "Escape from Birmingham" staring the dopes of Alabama. The people in this area Hoover,  More

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Alabster is becoming one of the fastest growing cities in the state of Alabama. With the addition of the Colonial Promenadeand White Stone Shopping Centers the economy  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 10 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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