Best Places to Live 2008

Got this info out of Money Magazine.

Lafayette, LA vs. Fairfax, VA

Median Family Income
Fairfax: $98,509
LFT: $60,125

Job Growth
Fairfax: 3.39%
LFT: 11.16%

Sales Tax
Fairfax: 5%
LFT: 8%

Median Home Price
Fairfax: 450
LFT: 140

Personal Crime (per 1,000 residents)
Fairfax: 2
LFT: 10

Annual Precipitation (inches)
Fairfax: 41.8
LFT: 61.13

Median Age
Fairfax: 40.4
LFT: 36.5

Married
Fairfax: 51.4%
LFT: 44.8%

Divorced
Fairfax: 7.3%
LFT: 10.8%