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Fairfax, VA vs Oakland, CA

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- People living in Oakland are 8.5% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAOakland, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock34.5%49.4%
 Baptist1.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic20.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.7%2.1%
 Lutheran0.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Methodist4.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.8%1.7%
 Other Christian11.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern0.7%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.0%0.9%
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 Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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