A city of 120,785, settled in 1859. Healthier than 59% of U.S. towns.
The 3 things Fairfield does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Fairfield. Another town gets a different order.
Fairfield beats the California average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Fairfield | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.5% | 7.3% |
33 miles of trails across 25 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rockville Hills Regional Park | 2.5 mi | 154 |
| 2. Cordelia Community Park | 1.6 mi | 48 |
| 3. Allan Witt Park | 1.4 mi | 52 |
The typical Fairfield home is worth about $599,000, down 1.2% in a year, 22% below the California typical home.
The public schools Fairfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| K. I. Jones Elementary | K–5 | 760 | Not graded |
| Nelda Mundy Elementary | K–5 | 756 | Not graded |
| Cordelia Hills Elementary | K–5 | 754 | Not graded |
| Weir Preparatory Academy | K–8 | 699 | Not graded |
| Laurel Creek Elementary | K–5 | 648 | Not graded |
| Center Elementary | K–6 | 640 | Not graded |
Fairfield reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 83% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 47%.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.
Fairfield has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 40°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Most working residents leave Fairfield for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are Vacaville (6%), San Francisco (6%) and Napa (4%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
105,321 people in 2010; 120,785 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
40 notable people were born in Fairfield.
City in California, United States
Fairfield is a city in and the county seat of Solano County, California, United States, in the North Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The city has a diversified economy, with government, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, professional and commercial construction sectors. Fairfield was founded in 1856 by clipper ship captain Robert H. Waterman, and named after his former hometown of Fairfield, Connecticut. It is the location of Travis Air Force Base and the headquarters of Jelly Belly. The population was 119,881 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Fairfield.