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Fairfax, VA vs West Haven, CT

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Highlights
- Job Growth in West Haven has been positive.
- West Haven has 4.4% less unemployment than Fairfax.
- West Haven job growth has increased by 2.9% in the past 10 years.
 Fairfax, VAWest Haven, CTUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.8%  Unlock6.3%
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 West Haven    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Im just tired of the cold months and the price of the  More

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Over 15 years ago

West Haven has a nice long oceanfront, however,I would not want to swim at our beaches. The taxes for real estate are very high..I pay over $4,000 a year for a small  More

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Over 15 years ago

low crime,diverse  More

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