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Fairfax, VA vs Redwood City, CA

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Highlights
- Redwood City has 47.0% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Redwood City has 28.8% more Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Redwood City scores 17.8% better than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VARedwood City, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock62106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
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 11 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 Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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