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Orinda, CA vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Fairfax has 65.4% more rainy days than Orinda.
- Fairfax has 24.1% less Sunny Days than Orinda.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairfax scores 15.1% worse than Orinda
 Orinda, CAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Rainfall264338
 Snowfall02228
 Precipitation68119106
 Sunny261198205
 Avg. July High788686
 Avg. Jan. Low422422
 Comfort Index (higher=better)8.67.37
 UV Index5.44.34.3
 Elevation4954332443
Reviews for Orinda    3 Reviews

Orinda is an extremely safe, quiet, bucolic place to live. The schools are incredible, parent participation is maximal. It's close to everything and yet has a feeling of  More

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Over 15 years ago

Weather in Orinda is  More

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Over 16 years ago

Being ranked the number one public high school system in California says little for this small rural upscale community. With a high percentage of college graduates with  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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