Fairfield vs Vacaville
Fairfield, CA compared with Vacaville, CA · 8 miles apart
Fairfield has 122,489 residents to Vacaville’s 103,850. Fairfield comes out ahead on median rent. Vacaville does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Fairfield, CA | Vacaville, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 122,489 | 103,850 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,945 | 3,477 |
| Median household income | $101,895 | $111,126 |
| Median home value | $624,300 | $620,900 |
| Median rent | $2,266 | $2,299 |
| Homeownership | 61.3% | 67.5% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 28.2 min |
| Median age | 36.9 | 38.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 26.6% | 28% |
| Poverty rate | 10.2% | 8.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 6.1× | 5.6× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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