Living here
Cost of living in Fairfield
Housing is much more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$2,191/mo
63% above US
Median home value
$592,500
95% above US
Median household income
$102,321
30% above US
Rent as share of income
26%
US 21%
Home price to income
5.8×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
8.375%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Vallejo, CA MSA (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Fairfield compares
- Fairfield$2,191
- California$1,956
- United States$1,348
- Vallejo$2,013
- Concord$2,226
- Antioch$2,241
- Walnut Creek$2,613
- Richmond$1,895
- San Ramon$2,916
- Santa Rosa$2,084
- Pleasanton$3,017
- Fairfield$592,500
- California$695,400
- United States$303,400
- Vallejo$557,500
- Concord$755,900
- Antioch$607,400
- Walnut Creek$1,031,100
- Richmond$650,100
- San Ramon$1,359,100
- Santa Rosa$685,000
- Pleasanton$1,432,300
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Life in Fairfield
Questions
Is Fairfield expensive to live in?
Housing in Fairfield is much more expensive than the national average: median rent is $2,191 (63% above US) and the median home value is $592,500 (95% above US).
How much is rent in Fairfield?
The median gross rent is $2,191 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,706, 1 bedroom $1,876, 2 bedrooms $2,342, 3 bedrooms $3,053, 4 bedrooms $3,483.
How much of their income do renters spend in Fairfield?
At the median, a year’s rent ($26,292) equals about 26% of the median household income ($102,321); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Fairfield?
Sales tax is 8.375% and property taxes run about 0.76% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; CDTFA California City & County Sales & Use Tax Rates.