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Alexandria, VA vs Yorktown, VA

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- Yorktown has 8.8% more rainy days than Alexandria.
- Yorktown has 6.0% more Sunny Days than Alexandria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Yorktown scores 2.7% better than Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAYorktown, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock118106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock72443
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 Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 15 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  More

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