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New Braunfels vs Fairfield

New Braunfels, TX compared with Fairfield, CA · 1,487 miles apart

New Braunfels has 122,492 residents to Fairfield’s 122,489. New Braunfels comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Fairfield does better on median household income.

New Braunfels, TX Fairfield, CA
Population 122,492 122,489
Density (per sq mi) 2,715 2,945
Median household income $86,021 $101,895
Median home value $339,400 $624,300
Median rent $1,654 $2,266
Homeownership 65.3% 61.3%
Average commute 27.1 min 30.7 min
Median age 37.1 36.9
Bachelor's degree + 38.6% 26.6%
Poverty rate 7.4% 10.2%
Unemployment 4.2% 5.8%
Price to income 3.9× 6.1×

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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