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Richfield, MN vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Fairfax has 35.6% more rainy days than Richfield.
- Fairfax has 0.5% less Sunny Days than Richfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairfax scores 10.6% better than Richfield
 Richfield, MNFairfax, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall53  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low7  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4332443
Reviews for Richfield    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Richfield is probably the most convenient suburb in the Twin Cities. It is near 494, 35W, 35E, 55, 100, 169, and 62...which are basically all the major free ways in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

Comfortable middle class suburb. Fifteen minutes from both downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. Conveniently close to the airport. Good schools. Lots of parks and  More

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Over 20 years ago

Richfield is a first-ring, older suburb of 1950's and 60's houses. They range from very nice, middle-class houses to poorly maintained, cheaply built houses that now  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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