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Fairfax, VA vs Stony Brook, NY

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- People living in Stony Brook are 29.7% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAStony Brook, NYUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock72.6%49.4%
 Baptist1.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic20.2%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.2%2.1%
 Lutheran0.6%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Methodist4.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%1.7%
 Other Christian11.8%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.4%0.7%
 Eastern0.7%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.3%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 Stony Brook    3 Reviews

PROS: Close to the water, very picturesque, hilly and not flat like much of Long Island. High quality of life, low crime rate, clean, hometown feeling. Community  More

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Over 20 years ago

Peaceful, execellent place to  More

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Over 20 years ago

INNDIAN STUDENTS MAY PLEASE CONTACT ME.  More

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