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Alexandria, VA vs Fairfax, VA

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- Fairfax has 0.0% more rainy days than Alexandria.
- Fairfax has 1.5% less Sunny Days than Alexandria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairfax scores 0.0% worse than Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4332443
Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  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 11 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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