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Living in Fairfax

For Fairfax, owner occupation was 68.9%, and the vacancy rate was 4.45% in July 2026. The population of Fairfax, in the United States, was 7,516 in July 2026. There were 2,178 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1934 sources

Population7,417people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary5,701EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent2,081EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate10.24%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,073offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 32% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5.04µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Fairfax.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$2,367 per month, while the median home value was US$1,163,600 in July 2026. 56.9% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Fairfax recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet21Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan22Official · national market
Median gross rent$2,367/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent56.92 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)4.45 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,215 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)2,448 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent2,081 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes54 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Is Fairfax a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 42–60%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on housing · range 49–67%
Student49%strong on education, weak on housing · range 39–59%
Family62%strong on family, weak on cost · range 53–71%
Retirement46%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 35–57%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

10.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 799 of 7,417 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$141,653 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Fairfax is 10.2%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income141,653 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband90.93 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription98.07 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription0.15 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet1.78 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet4.84 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary5,701 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)24Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)5,487 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov23Official
Unemployment rate10.24 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Fairfax?

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

regional median gross pay: €5,487 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,601of €4,131 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
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.€4,131
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− €2,448
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€1,601
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Fairfax Salary needed to live in Fairfax

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Fairfax. 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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher98.34 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools10 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents19.88 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio147 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents2,178 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,404 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Fairfax 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.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesFairfax highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Fairfax highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Fairfax2,987
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,073 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting13Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents118.9 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Recorded violent crimes6 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time28.59 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle5.53 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport2.89 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work3.42 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Nearest airportNOT3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport18 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Fairfax. 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
Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Fairfax.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Fairfax is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.04 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202434Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 13.83 · Feb 16.17 · Mar 18.22 · Apr 19.89 · May 22.22 · Jun 25.5 · Jul 27.17 · Aug 27.39 · Sep 27.06 · Oct 23.83 · Nov 18.11 · Dec 13.94 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 5.89 · Feb 6.67 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 8.61 · May 10.33 · Jun 11.94 · Jul 12.72 · Aug 13.06 · Sep 12.44 · Oct 10.78 · Nov 7.78 · Dec 5.61 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average temperature by monthJan 9.89 · Feb 11.39 · Mar 12.89 · Apr 14.28 · May 16.28 · Jun 18.72 · Jul 19.94 · Aug 20.22 · Sep 19.78 · Oct 17.33 · Nov 12.94 · Dec 9.78 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 181.1 · Feb 176.3 · Mar 112.3 · Apr 50.55 · May 23.88 · Jun 3.81 · Jul 0 · Aug 1.27 · Sep 1.78 · Oct 37.08 · Nov 88.65 · Dec 198.4 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading34.7 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean5.36 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites1 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation1,224 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature20.71 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature14.59 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature9.76 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Ventura ±2.2 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±4.3 °C, Reims (France) ±4.4 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.9 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±5.3 °C, Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) ±1.0 °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

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 799 is not 3.5% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share3.46 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents799 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density1,285 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population7,417 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program20Official
Population covered by crime statistics7,447 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value1,163,600 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes68.88 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate70.22 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad10.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents7.17 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents3.46 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage65.54 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage79.7 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance3.29 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher70.11 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Households with a vehicle available98.9 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over3,942 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home38.41 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans94 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Fairfax

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.

Corte Madera as a Fairfax alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Median gross pay, city: €9,076 Corte Madera vs €5,701 Fairfax+59%
  • Unemployment: 4.2% Corte Madera vs 10.2% Fairfax−59%
  • Foreign residents: 1.8% Corte Madera vs 3.5% Fairfax−48%
  • Residents: 9,929 Corte Madera vs 7,417 Fairfax+34%
  • Nearest airport: 24.0 km Corte Madera vs 18.0 km Fairfax+33%
  • Median gross pay, region: €5,487 Corte Madera vs €5,487 Fairfaxsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Corte Madera vs 5.0 µg/m³ Fairfaxsame level
Full comparisonMore about Corte Madera

Plainfield as a Fairfax alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2946 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 7,417 Fairfax+575%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 10.2% Fairfax−63%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 3.5% Fairfax+77%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 5.0 µg/m³ Fairfax+55%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €5,487 Fairfax−26%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 1,073 Fairfax−31%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €5,701 Fairfax−15%
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Cities near Fairfax

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

Lucas Valley-Marinwood 5.2 km away
Rent
3,235 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
7,002 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Kentfield 5.9 km away
Rent
2,532 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
8,530 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley 12.1 km away
Rent
3,235 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
11,205 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Fairfax, nearest in population first.

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Decorah7,417 residentsInverness7,418 residentsEllwood City7,416 residentsSound Beach7,416 residentsEmerson7,413 residentsKentfield7,423 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Fairfax?

The median gross salary is 5,487 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Fairfax?

The unemployment rate is 10.24 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Fairfax?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.04 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Fairfax?

Police recorded 1,073 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Fairfax?

The published population is 7,417 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Fairfax?

799 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Fairfax a good place to live?

Fairfax 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 Fairfax?

San Anselmo, Lucas Valley-Marinwood, San Rafael, Kentfield, Larkspur are near Fairfax. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Fairfax (California), United States: population, rent, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6f71d788a9f7960e7cb9e8042dc49bda]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/fairfax-ca/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Fairfax (California), United States: population, rent, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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