Living in Fair Oaks

In Fair Oaks (Georgia), unemployment is 8.4% (2024).

Residents of Fair Oaks numbered 9,028 at the end of 2020. The unemployment rate was 8.36% at the end of 2024. Foreign residents numbered 3,279 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population9,028people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary2,326EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,214EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate8.36%country median 4.6% — 83% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean8.39µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 89% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 82% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Fair Oaks?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,219 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,214 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Fair Oaks a good place to live?

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Remote worker25%strong on work, weak on safety · range 15–35%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–61%

Student36%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 25–47%

Family48%strong on family, weak on safety · range 37–59%

Retirement37%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 24–50%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Fair Oaks?

The median gross salary is about 2,326 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Fair Oaks?

The unemployment rate is about 8.4 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 8.36 % · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Fair Oaks is 8.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Fair Oaks 8.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,326 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	8.36 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Fair Oaks?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,219
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Fair Oaks. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Fair Oaks. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	284 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Fair Oaks when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Fair Oaks's nearest major airport was 23 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	23 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PDK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Fair Oaks. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Fair Oaks.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Fair Oaks stood at 8.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Fair Oaks's monthly mean temperatures were 5.8°C in January and 24.5°C in July. Fair Oaks's monthly precipitation totalled 125.5 mm in January and 178.6 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Fair Oaks?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 8.39 µg/m³ · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Fair Oaks is 8.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Fair Oaks 8.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.39 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 11.83 · Feb 14.11 · Mar 18.56 · Apr 22.06 · May 24.72 · Jun 28 · Jul 28.78 · Aug 28.67 · Sep 26.39 · Oct 21.56 · Nov 17.17 · Dec 13 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.167 · Feb 1.44 · Mar 4.56 · Apr 9.06 · May 14.11 · Jun 18.39 · Jul 20.22 · Aug 19.94 · Sep 16.56 · Oct 10.5 · Nov 4.33 · Dec 1.61 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.83 · Feb 7.78 · Mar 11.56 · Apr 15.56 · May 19.39 · Jun 23.22 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 24.28 · Sep 21.44 · Oct 16.06 · Nov 10.72 · Dec 7.28 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 125.5 · Feb 125.5 · Mar 125.5 · Apr 102.4 · May 106.2 · Jun 105.2 · Jul 178.6 · Aug 122.2 · Sep 93.98 · Oct 105.4 · Nov 113.3 · Dec 123.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	20.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	8.39 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Little Rock ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±4.8 °C, Werl (Germany) ±5.2 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±5.3 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±5.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±5.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The total area of Fair Oaks was 5 km² at the end of 2025. Population density was 1,792.5 people per km² at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Fair Oaks?

The published population was 9,028 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport63.7%
Foreign residents36.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	5.03 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	36.38 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	3,279 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	1,792 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	9,028 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Fair Oaks

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Vinings as a Fair Oaks alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Median gross pay, city: €4,760 Vinings vs €2,326 Fair Oaks+105%
Unemployment: 2.2% Vinings vs 8.4% Fair Oaks−74%
Foreign residents: 12.0% Vinings vs 36.4% Fair Oaks−67%
Residents: 12,581 Vinings vs 9,028 Fair Oaks+39%
Annual PM2.5: 8.7 µg/m³ Vinings vs 8.4 µg/m³ Fair Oaks+3%

Full comparison More about Vinings

North Bethesda as a Fair Oaks alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 874 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,326 Fair Oaks+163%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 9,028 Fair Oaks+455%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 8.4% Fair Oaks−56%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 8.4 µg/m³ Fair Oaks−30%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 36.4% Fair Oaks−6%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Fair Oaks

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Vinings 9.4 km away

Rent: 1,699 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,760 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Mableton 11.6 km away

Rent: 1,360 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,266 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Sandy Springs 16.3 km away

Salary: 5,155 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Decatur9,029 residents Eunice9,035 residents Waseca9,035 residents Hillsboro9,036 residents Hillview9,020 residents Valley Cottage9,038 residents

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Common questions

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How many people live in Fair Oaks?

The published population was 9,028 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

Is the air quality good in Fair Oaks?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

What is the typical salary in Fair Oaks?

The median gross salary is about 2,326 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

What is the unemployment rate in Fair Oaks?

The unemployment rate is about 8.4 % (2024). Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

How many foreign residents live in Fair Oaks?

3,279 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Fair Oaks a good place to live?

Fair Oaks may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Fair Oaks?

Marietta, Smyrna, Vinings, Mableton, Kennesaw are near Fair Oaks. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Fair Oaks (Georgia), United States: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 22b278ba3d4557f85e84fb91c4a65df0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/fair-oaks/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Fair Oaks (Georgia), United States: population, rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {22b278ba3d4557f85e84fb91c4a65df0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/fair-oaks/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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