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Fairfax, VA vs Morehead City, NC

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- The average commute for residents of Morehead City is 10.6% shorter than it is for residents of Fairfax.
- 57.2% fewer residents of Morehead City work from home compared to residents of Fairfax.
 Fairfax, VAMorehead City, NCUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1927
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 Commute Mode
 Fairfax, VAMorehead City, NCUnited States
 Auto (alone)63.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock5.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit5.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.8%0.5%
 Walk4.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Fairfax, VAMorehead City, NCUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock23.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock14.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.2%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock5.1%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.0%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 Morehead City    4 Reviews

I have lived on both coasts from small towns to the largest cities and travelled abroad a bit too...just so you know where I am coming from. People who love the NC coast  More

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Morehead City is a great place for a family. Very safe, good schools, clean, beautiful beaches. The weather is pretty mild for the most part (4 seasons). It is a tad  More

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I've lived in this area for more than 15 years --raised a few minutes away. Morehead is a beautiful, small town, with great schools, wonderful waterfront parks, boating  More

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