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Fairfax, VA vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Cortez has been positive.
- Cortez has 3.1% less unemployment than Fairfax.
- Cortez job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Fairfax, VACortez, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.8%  Unlock6.3%
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 Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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