Rankings · How Fairfax ranks in CA
Fairfax ranks #23 in California for working from home
Fairfax is ranked on 32 lists against the 844 California towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 13.
Lists ranked on
32
of CA’s 844 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #23 most remote workers
Top-quarter finishes
13
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Work
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Fairfax does best on
Each list ranks every CA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fairfax marked.
At a glance
Fairfax lands in the top half on 16 of 22 lists
Each dot is Fairfax’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CA, the right end is last. Areas where Fairfax does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#53/844Lowest obesity#84/844Most active#88/844Closest to a top hospital#119/844Healthiest#133/844Fewest smokers#158/844Lowest depression#420/844 People
Most educated#69/844 SafetySafety →
Safest#38/411 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#462/843 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#265/438 What kind of place
Wetter than 94% of California
Not better or worse, just Fairfax’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wetter than 94% of CA towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Older than 88% of CA towns
YoungerOlder
48.7 median age
Cooler summers than 87% of CA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
75.9° July high
Fewer kids than 86% of CA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
17% of residents are under 18
Steadier prices than 86% of CA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+27.2% in home prices, 5 years
More seniors than 81% of CA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
23.1% of residents are 65+
More year-round than 59% of CA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.4% of homes are seasonal
Milder winters than 57% of CA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
41.3° January low
Next door
Fairfax out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.