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Fairfax, VA vs Marquette, MI

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Highlights
- Marquette has 27.0% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Marquette has 4.5% less Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Marquette scores 23.3% worse than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAMarquette, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3138
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock158106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.67
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
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 Marquette    11 Reviews

I've lived in Michigan most of my life, but traveled extensively throughout the US, so I can compare Marquette to many other cities. I still long to come back no matter  More

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A nice small affordable college town with a fairly accepting, laid back & liberal vibe, and a town with absolutely gorgeous natural surroundings. A town for Americans  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am not a native from here , so I am not biased. If you dream of having a big house for less then 400k this is your place. Very religious not in a bad way , but  More

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