Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every California ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

DAntiochSafer than 8% of U.S. towns C−FairfieldSafer than 17% of U.S. towns

Schools

B+AntiochBetter than 67% of districts in the state BFairfieldBetter than 57% of districts in the state

Health

B−AntiochHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns BFairfieldHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns

7Antioch

13Fairfield

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 843 towns #807#571 Most trailsOutdoors · 677 towns #326#443 Most walkableOutdoors · 841 towns #230#365 HealthiestHealth · 844 towns #564#446 Most conserved landOutdoors · 777 towns #157#265 SafestSafety · 411 towns #371#315 Most activeHealth · 844 towns #603#495 Lowest obesityHealth · 844 towns #594#502

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Antioch’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Antioch$3,480/mo

Typical home $592K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $2,278/mo · Housing →

Fairfield$3,520/mo

Typical home $599K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $2,266/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

AntiochFairfield

Snow a year0″0″

January low40°F 40°F

July high91°F 90°F

Growing season (days)343d 336d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th 87th

Outdoors & history

AntiochFairfield

Trails35 mi 33 mi

Conserved land15.7%9.3%

Settled—1859

National Register places4 1

Archive photos—12

Famous people born here24 40

Community

AntiochFairfield

Library hours a week40 hrs 57 hrs

Colleges in town—1

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

23 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AntiochFairfield

Antioch ↔ Fairfield23 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs California average

AntiochFairfield

People

Population 116,477Lowest 120,785Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +12.6%Lowest CA: +6.1% +13.8%Highest CA: +6.1%

Median age 38.4±1.1Highest about the CA average 36.9±0.6Lowest about the CA average

Antioch and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 22.8%±1.3Lowest CA: 22% 24.1%±1.1Highest CA: 22%

Fairfield and Antioch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 14.3%±1Lowest CA: 15.7% 14.9%±0.8Highest CA: 15.7%

Fairfield and Antioch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.9%Lowest CA: 37.1% 26.6%Highest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±0.7Lowest CA: 7.6% 7.2%±0.8Highest CA: 7.6%

Fairfield and Antioch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $97,465±$6kLowest about the CA average $101,895±$3kHighest about the CA average

Fairfield and Antioch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $629,700±$9kHighest 14% below CA $624,300±$10kLowest 15% below CA

Antioch and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,278±$71Highest 12% above CA $2,266±$47Lowest 11% above CA

Antioch and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,762Highest 7% below CA $4,677Lowest 9% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.5%±5.1Lowest CA: 55.3% 65%±4.2Highest CA: 55.3%

Fairfield and Antioch are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 11.4%Highest CA: 12% 10.2%Lowest CA: 12%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 63.6%Highest CA: 55.9% 61.3%Lowest CA: 55.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 9 yrs newer than CA 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than CA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 42 minHighest 46% above CA 31 minLowest 7% above CA

Work from home 12.7%±1.5Highest CA: 17.2% 11.6%±1.4Lowest CA: 17.2%

Antioch and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 10.1%Lowest 19.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 23.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Lowest 0.80Highest

Top workplaceoutside town San Francisco (9%)Vacaville (6%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FairfieldFew work in Antioch

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 15.7%Highest 9.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 35.2 miHighest 32.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.8 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 34Highest 25Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 102Highest 79.8Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #209 of 574 in CA #238 of 574 in CA

School district Rocketship Delta Prep District · Antioch UnifiedFairfield-Suisun Unified · Travis Unified

High school in town Deer Valley HighAngelo Rodriguez High

Students per teacherat that high school 23.1Lowest 25.2Highest

California average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Antioch vs Fairfield

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Fairfield places higher on 13 of 22 CA lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

23 miles apart

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