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Fairfax, VA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland has 0.5% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Portland has 27.3% less Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 2.7% better than Fairfax

Climate
 Fairfax, VAPortland, ORUnited States
 Rainfall434338
 Snowfall22328
 Precipitation119156106
 Sunny198144205
 Avg. July High868186
 Avg. Jan. Low243622
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.37.57
 UV Index4.334.3
 Elevation433332443

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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 Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
22030
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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