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Fairfax, VA vs Machesney Park, IL

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- Machesney Park has 13.0% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Machesney Park has 2.0% less Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Machesney Park scores 6.8% worse than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAMachesney Park, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7412443
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 Machesney Park    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Warm, humid summers and cold  More

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