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Fairfax, VA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Mission Viejo is 1.5% shorter than it is for residents of Fairfax.
- 5.6% fewer residents of Mission Viejo work from home compared to residents of Fairfax.
 Fairfax, VAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2827
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 Commute Mode
 Fairfax, VAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)63.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.8%8.6%
 Mass Transit5.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.1%0.5%
 Walk4.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock16.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Fairfax, VAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock16.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.2%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock8.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock9.4%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.3%2.9%
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 Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i donĀ“t know  More

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