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Fairfax, VA vs Aspen, CO

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Highlights
- Aspen has 54.0% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Aspen has 24.2% more Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Aspen scores 19.2% worse than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAAspen, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.97
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock78902443
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 Aspen    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been living in valley for 6 years. I've moved here from right before crisis. It's good place to make money for young people, yeah..it still is. Though when I  More

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Over 12 years ago

beautiful cold and dry weather. Colorful  More

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In Winter the grocery store closest to the ski lifts is so packed full of people it is really difficult to move through the store, especially if you have a cart. It  More

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