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Fairfax, VA vs Oakton, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Oakton has been positive.
- Oakton has 0.3% less unemployment than Fairfax.
- Oakton job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Fairfax, VAOakton, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.3%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.1%36.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%-2.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-0.9%-0.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.8%2.2%6.3%

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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 9 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 Oakton    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Oakton is a good place to live, though house prices are high.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Great place to live as Fairfax county allows archery hunting on any size acreage. Plenty of whitetail deer roaming about eating your shrubs make tasty treats. Whitetail  More

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Over 16 years ago

The schools are top notch, and there is so much to do in DC, only 20 miles  More

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ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
22030
ZIPS IN OAKTON, VIRGINIA
22124 22181

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