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Parker, CO vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fairfax has been positive.
- Fairfax has 1.3% more unemployment than Parker.
- Fairfax job growth has increased by 2.8% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Parker, COFairfax, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth48.9%39.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.9%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.4%-2.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth17.4%-0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth30.8%2.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  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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ZIPS IN PARKER, COLORADO
80134 80138
ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
22030

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