Cost of living in Fair Oaks, California
Fair Oaks, California has about 32,799 people. Typical rent is $1,910 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $116,975 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #92 in California on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,910 a month.
Fair Oaks is a Census community, not a separate city government in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $116,975 a year.
- People
- 32,799
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,910
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $116,975
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $683,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,201
- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $6.216
- California, week of October 12, 2026
Fair Oaks, California has about 32,799 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $683,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sacramento County is $2,201 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Fair Oaks. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, prices sit at 106.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
California taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Fair Oaks's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical California home paid 33.61¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Fair Oaks's bill.
For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in California was $6.216 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,983.68 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in California shares this price.
Among 982 places we list in California with a rent figure, 457 have higher typical rent than Fair Oaks.
Nearby places
- Gold River
Typical rent $2,448
Compare with Fair Oaks - Orangevale
Typical rent $1,932
Compare with Fair Oaks - Citrus Heights
Typical rent $1,827
Compare with Fair Oaks - Carmichael
Typical rent $1,702
Compare with Fair Oaks - Rancho Cordova
Typical rent $1,787
Compare with Fair Oaks - Foothill Farms
Typical rent $1,695
Compare with Fair Oaks - Folsom
Typical rent $2,352
Compare with Fair Oaks - North Highlands
Typical rent $1,636
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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Bigger places in California
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.