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Fairfax, VA vs Fort Washington, MD

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Washington has been positive.
- Fort Washington has 3.5% less unemployment than Fairfax.
- Fort Washington job growth has increased by 4.4% in the past 10 years.
 Fairfax, VAFort Washington, MDUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.3%-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 Fort Washington    2 Reviews

Excellent area - 15 minutes from DC and Alexandria - 1 exit away from MGM and National Harbor. Great value on home prices! This area is going to also be the home of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I just don't like it here, the people are definitely not friendly at all. At least it is only 15mins from D.C. So there is plenty to do. My favorite place to live would  More

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