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Fairfax, VA vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Harrisonburg has 6.3% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Harrisonburg has 14.6% less Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Harrisonburg scores 0.0% worse than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4038
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock13252443
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 Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 16 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  More

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