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

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

Schools

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

Health

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

13Fairfield

7Antioch

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

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

Left end = #1 in California. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Fairfield’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%

Fairfield$3,520/mo

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

Antioch$3,480/mo

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

FairfieldAntioch

Snow a year0″0″

January low40°F 40°F

July high90°F 91°F

Growing season (days)336d 343d

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

Outdoors & history

FairfieldAntioch

Trails33 mi 35 mi

Conserved land9.3%15.7%

Settled1859 —

National Register places1 4

Archive photos12 —

Famous people born here40 24

Community

FairfieldAntioch

Library hours a week57 hrs 40 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

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.

FairfieldAntioch

Fairfield ↔ Antioch23 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

FairfieldAntioch

People

Population 120,785Highest 116,477Lowest

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

Median age 36.9±0.6Lowest about the CA average 38.4±1.1Highest 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 24.1%±1.1Highest CA: 22% 22.8%±1.3Lowest CA: 22%

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

Age 65+ 14.9%±0.8Highest CA: 15.7% 14.3%±1Lowest 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+ 26.6%Highest CA: 37.1% 23.9%Lowest CA: 37.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±0.8Highest CA: 7.6% 6.2%±0.7Lowest 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 $101,895±$3kHighest about the CA average $97,465±$6kLowest 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 $624,300±$10kLowest 15% below CA $629,700±$9kHighest 14% 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 $2,266±$47Lowest 11% above CA $2,278±$71Highest 12% 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 $4,677Lowest 9% below CA $4,762Highest 7% below CA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65%±4.2Highest CA: 55.3% 63.5%±5.1Lowest 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 10.2%Lowest CA: 12% 11.4%Highest CA: 12%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 11.6%±1.4Lowest CA: 17.2% 12.7%±1.5Highest 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 19.5%Highest 10.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AntiochFew work in Fairfield

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 9.3%Lowest 15.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 32.8 miLowest 35.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 1.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 25Lowest 34Highest

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

Schools

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

School district Fairfield-Suisun Unified · Travis UnifiedRocketship Delta Prep District · Antioch Unified

High school in town Angelo Rodriguez HighDeer Valley High

Students per teacherat that high school 25.2Highest 23.1Lowest

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.

Fairfield vs Antioch

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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