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Richfield, MN vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Fairfax is 6.2% longer than it is for residents of Richfield.
- 76.4% more residents of Fairfax work from home compared to residents of Richfield.
 Richfield, MNFairfax, VAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3027
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 Richfield, MNFairfax, VAUnited States
 Auto (alone)69.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit6.4%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk3.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock17.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Richfield, MNFairfax, VAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.14.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock11.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.18.7%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock12.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.8%2.9%
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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