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Fairfax, VA vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage has 59.8% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Anchorage has 36.4% less Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Anchorage scores 24.7% worse than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.57
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1022443
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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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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