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Fairfax, VA vs Tehachapi, CA

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Highlights
- Tehachapi has 71.2% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Tehachapi has 40.4% more Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tehachapi scores 11.0% better than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VATehachapi, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock42106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock39702443
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 10 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 Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to Bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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