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Fairfax, VA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 30.7% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Petaluma has 31.3% more Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 15.1% better than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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