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Fairfax, VA vs Pittsfield, MA

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Highlights
- Pittsfield has 7.9% more rainy days than Fairfax.
- Pittsfield has 5.1% less Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Pittsfield scores 12.3% worse than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock136106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9942443
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 Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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