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Fairfax, VA vs Alexandria, VA

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- People living in Alexandria are 4.9% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAAlexandria, VAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock47.9%49.4%
 Baptist1.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock6.1%0.6%
 Catholic20.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.2%2.1%
 Lutheran0.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.4%1.9%
 Methodist4.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock2.3%1.7%
 Other Christian11.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock2.4%0.7%
 Eastern0.7%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.6%0.9%
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 11 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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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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