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Cost of living in Fairfield, California

Simple answer

Typical rent is $2,266 a month.

Fairfield is a city in California. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $101,895 a year.

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People
120,785
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$2,266
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$101,895
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$624,300
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,342
Vallejo, CA MSA

Fairfield, California has about 120,785 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $624,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Solano County is $2,342 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Fairfield. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Vallejo, CA metro area, prices sit at 108.5 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 Fairfield'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 Fairfield's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in California averaged $4.53 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 982 places we list in California with a rent figure, 287 have higher typical rent than Fairfield.

Nearby places

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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.

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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.