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Fairfax, VA vs Winston-Salem, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Winston-Salem has been positive.
- Winston-Salem has 0.9% less unemployment than Fairfax.
- Winston-Salem job growth has increased by 8.1% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Fairfax, VAWinston-Salem, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.3%5.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.1%34.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%-3.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-0.9%-0.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.8%8.1%6.3%

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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 Winston-Salem    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Winston Salem is a corrupt and sad city. Many residents aren't open to new comers and crime is rampant. The abysmal crime rate is due in part to the corrupt and  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2008 and the community is beautiful and quiet. Convenient to everything and if you’re not a lazy person you can walk to Walmart, the bank,  More

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I didn't fully appreciate WS until I left. I still have family and friends there, and when I visit (I've lived in various places, now in the midwest for about 20 years)  More

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ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
22030
ZIPS IN WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
27106, 27107, 27105, 27127, 27103, 27104, 27101, 27040, 27109, 27110, 10 total

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