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Elk River, MN vs Fairfax, VA

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- Fairfax has 33.1% more rainy days than Elk River.
- Fairfax has 1.0% more Sunny Days than Elk River.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairfax scores 10.6% better than Elk River
 Elk River, MNFairfax, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low3  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4332443
Reviews for Elk River    3 Reviews

The Northstar commuter rail line and the commuter rail station in Elk River (to be completed later in 2009) that will connect Elk River to Minneapolis, and a recent  More

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Over 18 years ago

good place to live and close to the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Small town but growing, nice place to live. Will be getting mass-transit soon, to  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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