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Fairfax City Named One Of Top U.S. Counties To Live
Fairfax City is a top place to live in the U.S, according to a ranking similar to one the UN uses. It's one of the few cities on the list.
FAIRFAX, VA—A new ranking by 24/7 Wall Street determined Fairfax City is the 10th-best county to live in around the U.S., at least based on the quality of life. It's one of the few cities on the list. 24/7 Wall Street came up with the results implementing the same factors as the United Nations' Human Development Index used to rank nations—educational attainment, poverty rate and life expectancy.
Fairfax City had a 6 percent population increase over five years, 3 percent unemployment rate, 6.2 percent poverty rate and 83.7 year life expectancy at birth. The median household income of $104,065 per year is among the highest in the nation.
The data used in the study are 2012-2016 averages from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 2014 life expectancy estimates from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and November 2017 unemployment rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Independent cities were eligible for the ranking, too.
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The analysis found some of the highest ranked counties came from major metropolitan areas where many residents have high-paying jobs. With an abundance of high-paying jobs in government and other industries, it's not surprising seven of the 25 best counties to live in hail from the DC metropolitan area.
Other area counties and independent cities ranked in the top 25 include Falls Church City, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Loudoun County and Alexandria City.
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Here's the full list:
1. Falls Church City, Virginia
2. Pitkin County, Colorado
3. Arlington County, Virginia
4. Los Alamos County, New Mexico
5. Douglas County, Colorado
6. Fairfax County, Virginia
7. Howard County, Maryland
8. Loudoun County, Virginia
9. Marin County, California
10. Fairfax City, Virginia
11. Summit County, Colorado
12. Williamson County, Tennessee
13. Teton County, Wyoming
14. Hamilton County, Indiana
15. Eagle County, Colorado
16. Alexandria City, Virginia
17. Montgomery County, Maryland
18. Somerset County, New Jersey
19. Morris County, New Jersey
20. Ouray County, Colorado
21. Ouray County, Colorado
22. Hunterdon County, New Jersey
23. Johnson County, Kansas
24. Delaware County, Ohio
25. Carver County, Minnesota
See the full study as published in USA Today.
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