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Fairfax, VA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto has 59.8% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Palo Alto has 31.8% more Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palo Alto scores 20.5% better than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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