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Fairfax, VA vs Vail, CO

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Highlights
- Vail has 59.3% less rainy days than Fairfax.
- Vail has 24.7% more Sunny Days than Fairfax.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Vail scores 20.5% worse than Fairfax
 Fairfax, VAVail, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock100106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.87
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock81892443
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 Vail    5 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 20 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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