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Bellingham, WA vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Fairfax has 10.0% more rainy days than Bellingham.
- Fairfax has 26.1% more Sunny Days than Bellingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairfax scores 2.8% better than Bellingham
 Bellingham, WAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall9  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index2.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4332443
Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  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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