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Kensington, MD vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fairfax has been positive.
- Fairfax has 1.4% more unemployment than Kensington.
- Fairfax job growth has increased by 2.8% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Kensington, MDFairfax, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.7%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.0%39.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.5%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%-2.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.4%-0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.2%2.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Kensington    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Not as expensive as Chevy Chase, Bethesda or upper NW, but very clean safe affordable and close in to  More

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Over 14 years ago

too expensive, but great  More

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I have lived in Kensington for the last couple of years. This place is great-virtually no crime, close to DC, shops and parks, excellent schools, metro and commuter  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 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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