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Ridgewood, NJ vs Fairfax, VA

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- Fairfax has 9.7% less rainy days than Ridgewood.
- Fairfax has 5.3% less Sunny Days than Ridgewood.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairfax scores 4.3% better than Ridgewood
 Ridgewood, NJFairfax, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall24  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny209  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4332443
Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  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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