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Fairfield is a mid-size city of 120,785 people in Solano County, California. It's about 15 miles from Napa, CA and 37 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $624k and rent runs about $2k a month.
120,785people
$624kTypical home
$2,266/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 120,785
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,904 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 15 mi to Napa, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $624k (≈$3,937/mo)
- Median rent $2,266/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (517 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,750 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to CCR airport
- 38 mi to SMF (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 43 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 838 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 84 bars within 25 mi
- 298 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Solano County: D+23 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk