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Fairfax, VA vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville has 1.6% more rainy days than Fairfax.
- Asheville has 7.1% more Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Asheville scores 4.1% better than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAAsheville, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock118106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21292443
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 Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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