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Fairfax, VA vs Escondido, CA

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Highlights
- Escondido has 67.0% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Escondido has 34.3% more Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Escondido scores 23.3% better than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAEscondido, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock42106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock97
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6462443
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 Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  More

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