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Fairfax, VA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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 Fairfax, VASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Rainfall4332.538.1
 Snowfall21.5027.8
 Precipitation Days119.268.5106.2
 Sunny198262205
 Avg. July High85.777.485.8
 Avg. Jan. Low23.739.521.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.38.57
 UV Index4.35.24.3
 Elevation ft.433362443

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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 Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
22030
ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064

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