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Los Angeles vs Fairfield

Los Angeles, CA compared with Fairfield, CA · 356 miles apart

Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Fairfield’s 122,489. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median rent, bachelor's degree +. Fairfield does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

Los Angeles, CA Fairfield, CA
Population 3,869,089 122,489
Density (per sq mi) 8,223 2,945
Median household income $81,939 $101,895
Median home value $921,200 $624,300
Median rent $1,933 $2,266
Homeownership 36% 61.3%
Average commute 30.7 min 30.7 min
Median age 37.2 36.9
Bachelor's degree + 38.5% 26.6%
Poverty rate 16.5% 10.2%
Unemployment 8.2% 5.8%
Price to income 11.2× 6.1×
Clear days a year 61
Days above 90°F 3

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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