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Fairfax, VA vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction has 77.0% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Grand Junction has 23.7% more Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Junction scores 1.4% better than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock45932443
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 Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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