City size comparison

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Alexandria is around the same size as Jersey City.

Jersey City (map shows its 11 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 38 sq km, while Alexandria is approximately 39 sq km, making Alexandria 1% larger than Jersey City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Jersey City vs. Alexandria uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Jersey City is 14.5% more expensive than Alexandria
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