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Palm Springs, CA vs Fairfax, VA

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- Fairfax has 726.9% more rainy days than Palm Springs.
- Fairfax has 26.4% less Sunny Days than Palm Springs.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairfax scores 1.4% worse than Palm Springs
 Palm Springs, CAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny269  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low46  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4332443
Reviews for Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  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 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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