2024 Compare Cities Commuting:
Bellingham, WA vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Fairfax is 11.1% longer than it is for residents of Bellingham.
- 70.2% more residents of Fairfax work from home compared to residents of Bellingham.
 Bellingham, WAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Commute Time183027
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 Commute Mode
 Bellingham, WAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.8%63.6%73.2%
 Carpool7.6%8.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.7%5.8%4.2%
 Bicycle4.6%0.3%0.5%
 Walk5.5%4.1%2.5%
 Work at Home10.0%17.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Bellingham, WAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.8%1.5%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.16.9%6.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.25.7%10.8%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.21.4%11.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.10.9%11.2%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.3.6%6.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.3%19.8%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.1.8%4.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.7%6.5%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.2.3%12.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.7%7.6%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.2.0%1.8%2.9%
Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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 9 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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