2026 Compare Cities Commuting:
Fairfax, VA vs Cambridge, MD

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Cambridge is 8.0% shorter than it is for residents of Fairfax.
- 51.9% fewer residents of Cambridge work from home compared to residents of Fairfax.
 Fairfax, VACambridge, MDUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2127
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 Commute Mode
 Fairfax, VACambridge, MDUnited States
 Auto (alone)63.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock15.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit5.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.7%0.5%
 Walk4.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Fairfax, VACambridge, MDUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock21.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock12.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.2%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.1%2.9%
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 Cambridge    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

This city is a white male mecca, rampant racism and sexism are to be found here. Little else. Poor schools. No jobs. Large  More

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The politics and the taxes make living in Cambridge terrible. Property values are depressed because the taxes are too high. Not enough people paying heir own way or fair  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cambridge, Maryland offers many places to own a second home or retirement location with utilities and infrastructure to support many new people. Cambridge is about  More

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