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Ashburn, VA vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Fairbanks has 72.1% less rainy days than Ashburn.
- Fairbanks has 21.3% less Sunny Days than Ashburn.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 29.2% worse than Ashburn
 Ashburn, VAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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