San Diego vs Fairfield
San Diego, CA compared with Fairfield, CA · 466 miles apart
San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Fairfield’s 122,489. San Diego comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Fairfield does better on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate.
| San Diego, CA | Fairfield, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,106 | 122,489 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,313 | 2,945 |
| Median household income | $108,077 | $101,895 |
| Median home value | $906,700 | $624,300 |
| Median rent | $2,313 | $2,266 |
| Homeownership | 47.3% | 61.3% |
| Average commute | 23.5 min | 30.7 min |
| Median age | 36.2 | 36.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51% | 26.6% |
| Poverty rate | 11% | 10.2% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 6.1× |
| Clear days a year | 57 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 12 | — |
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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