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Fairfax, VA vs San Marcos, CA

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- People living in San Marcos are 2.0% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Fairfax
 Fairfax, VASan Marcos, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock45.0%49.4%
 Baptist1.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic20.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.4%2.1%
 Lutheran0.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Methodist4.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.9%1.7%
 Other Christian11.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Eastern0.7%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.7%0.9%
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 San Marcos    5 Reviews

Just an amazing place to live. I have lived in 7 states and almost countless cities. Sam Marcos is one of the best. This is literally the longest place I have lived  More

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Over 16 years ago

Is this area to expensive for the average income retired  More

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Over 19 years ago

Beautiful Mediterranean climate with bright sunshine and ocean breazes. City is just 15 minutes away from the  More

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