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Fair Oaks is a small city of 32,799 people in Sacramento County, California. It's about 13 miles from Sacramento, CA. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $683k and rent runs about $2k a month.
32,799people
$683kTypical home
$1,910/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,799
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,016 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 13 mi to Sacramento, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $683k (≈$4,307/mo)
- Median rent $1,910/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (194 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (503 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,685 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SMF airport
- 19 mi to SMF (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 207 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,533 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 137 bars within 25 mi
- 667 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of California districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sacramento County: D+20 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk