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Fairfax, VA vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma has 4.9% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Tacoma has 28.8% less Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tacoma scores 1.4% better than Fairfax

Climate
 Fairfax, VATacoma, WAUnited States
 Rainfall434138
 Snowfall22428
 Precipitation119154106
 Sunny198141205
 Avg. July High867786
 Avg. Jan. Low243722
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.37.47
 UV Index4.32.64.3
 Elevation4332492443

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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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
22030
ZIPS IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON
98404, 98409, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98422, 98408, 98418, 98403, 98465, 13 total

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