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Fairfax, VA vs Elkins, WV

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- People living in Elkins are 5.3% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAElkins, WVUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock37.7%49.4%
 Baptist1.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Catholic20.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.6%2.1%
 Lutheran0.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock3.4%1.9%
 Methodist4.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.7%1.7%
 Other Christian11.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.7%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
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 Elkins    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I submitted my review in response to another review, Gina, regarding Elkins, WV, but I'm not sure it was actually submitted. It was lengthy and I cannot resubmit it at  More

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Over 19 years ago

Elkins is a fairly small town and very safe place to live. We have a great college right here and it is a good place to live if you want a variety in weather and  More

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