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Gig Harbor, WA vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Fairfax has 7.1% less rainy days than Gig Harbor.
- Fairfax has 42.4% more Sunny Days than Gig Harbor.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairfax scores 1.4% worse than Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny139  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4332443
Reviews for Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Moved from Chicago and never regretted it for a moment. Live out in the country, Key Peninsula, and love the country lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty and never have grown  More

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Over 7 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 8 years ago

I’ve lived here for five months. I’m 66 years old and this has been the nicest summer of my entire life. It’s been beautiful every single day. I live out on key  More

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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 11 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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