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Fairfax, VA vs Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

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Highlights
- Carmel-by-the-Sea has 57.7% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Carmel-by-the-Sea has 35.9% more Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carmel-by-the-Sea scores 13.7% better than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VACarmel-by-the-Sea, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2232443
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 Carmel-By-The-Sea    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

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carmel has about 60 vacation homes and a dense cottage-y downtown. basically it is a tourist trap cental business district and a bunch of vacation rental homes. the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Liberals have run me out of town. The political is so overwhelming I am looking to relocate. However, if you are an aging hippie with a great deal of money you will be  More

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