Living in Fairview

In Fairview (California), unemployment is 6.4% (2024).

Fairview had a population of 10,834 at the end of 2020. Fairview registered an unemployment rate of 6.39% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Fairview numbered 3,067.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population10,834people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary5,052EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent2,443EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate6.39%country median 4.6% — 40% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.62µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 76% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 84% of American cities that publish it.

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

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 Fairview.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

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)	2,647 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	2,443 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Fairview a good place to live?

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Remote worker29%strong on work, weak on safety · range 19–39%

Skilled employee39%strong on work, weak on safety · range 30–48%

Student31%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 20–42%

Family27%strong on family, weak on safety · range 16–38%

Retirement31%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 18–44%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Fairview?

The median gross salary is about 5,052 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 Fairview?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 6.39 % · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Fairview is 6.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Fairview 6.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	5,052 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	6.39 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Fairview?

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

Left over each month€1,121of €3,850 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.	€3,850
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	− €2,647
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	€1,121

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Fairview. 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 Fairview. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	383.1 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Fairview 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

Fairview's nearest airport was OAK, 16 km away and offered 34 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	34 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	16 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	OAK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Fairview. 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 Fairview.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 5.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were 10.6°C in January and 18.9°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Fairview?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.6 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: 5.62 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

PM2.55.6WHO 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 Fairview is 5.6 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Fairview 5.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.62 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 15.2 · Feb 16.6 · Mar 18 · Apr 19.3 · May 20.7 · Jun 23.4 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 25 · Oct 23.1 · Nov 18.4 · Dec 15.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 6.1 · Feb 7.3 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 9.7 · May 11.4 · Jun 12.8 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 12 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 6.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 10.6 · Feb 11.9 · Mar 13.3 · Apr 14.5 · May 16 · Jun 18.1 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 19.6 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 17.5 · Nov 13.4 · Dec 10.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 73.8 · Feb 78.9 · Mar 59.7 · Apr 30.4 · May 14.6 · Jun 3.9 · Jul 0 · Aug 2.7 · Sep 2.1 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 38.3 · Dec 81.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	27.1 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.58 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	406.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	23.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	15.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	6.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Ventura ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) ±0.9 °C, Leiria (Portugal) ±1.5 °C, Almada (Portugal) ±1.8 °C, Amadora (Portugal) ±1.8 °C, Oeiras (Portugal) ±1.8 °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 Fairview was 7.7 km² at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 1,394.9 people per km².

How many people live in Fairview?

The published population was 10,834 people in April 2020. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport71.7%
Foreign residents28.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	7.7 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	28.54 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Foreign residents	3,067 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population density	1,395 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population	10,834 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Fairview

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.

Castro Valley as a Fairview alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 64,392 Castro Valley vs 10,834 Fairview+494%
Unemployment: 3.8% Castro Valley vs 6.4% Fairview−40%
Median gross pay, city: €5,554 Castro Valley vs €5,052 Fairview+10%
Annual PM2.5: 6.2 µg/m³ Castro Valley vs 5.6 µg/m³ Fairview+10%
Foreign residents: 31.0% Castro Valley vs 28.5% Fairview+9%

Full comparison More about Castro Valley

North Bethesda as a Fairview alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3880 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 6.4% Fairview−43%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €5,052 Fairview+21%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 28.5% Fairview+19%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.6 µg/m³ Fairview+4%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Fairview

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

Hayward 3.3 km away

Salary: 4,637 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Castro Valley 3.7 km away

Rent: 2,360 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,554 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Cherryland 5.1 km away

Rent: 1,977 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,452 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Ashland 6.3 km away

Rent: 1,949 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,706 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

San Lorenzo 6.9 km away

Rent: 1,998 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,780 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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How many people live in Fairview?

The published population was 10,834 people in April 2020. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

Is the air quality good in Fairview?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.6 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 Fairview?

The median gross salary is about 5,052 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

What is the unemployment rate in Fairview?

The unemployment rate is about 6.4 % (2024). Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

How many foreign residents live in Fairview?

3,067 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Fairview a good place to live?

Fairview 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 Fairview?

Hayward, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Ashland, San Lorenzo are near Fairview. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Fairview (California), United States: population, rent, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {eac501893827dea2046b322fa0b544cf},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/fairview-ca-001/},
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}

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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
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Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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