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Fairfax, VA vs Foster City, CA

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- Foster City has 55.6% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Foster City has 32.3% more Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Foster City scores 19.2% better than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAFoster City, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock62106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock72443
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 Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 18 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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