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Fairfax, VA vs Decatur, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Decatur is 12.0% shorter than it is for residents of Fairfax.
- 68.8% fewer residents of Decatur work from home compared to residents of Fairfax.
 Fairfax, VADecatur, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1827
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 Commute Mode
 Fairfax, VADecatur, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)63.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit5.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.1%0.5%
 Walk4.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Fairfax, VADecatur, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock17.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock23.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.2%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.5%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 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 Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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