Cambridge vs Fairfield
Cambridge, MA compared with Fairfield, CA · 2,657 miles apart
Cambridge has 122,588 residents to Fairfield’s 122,489. Cambridge comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Fairfield does better on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Cambridge, MA | Fairfield, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 122,588 | 122,489 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 19,163 | 2,945 |
| Median household income | $130,748 | $101,895 |
| Median home value | $1,092,100 | $624,300 |
| Median rent | $2,787 | $2,266 |
| Homeownership | 33.5% | 61.3% |
| Average commute | 25.8 min | 30.7 min |
| Median age | 30.4 | 36.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 80.8% | 26.6% |
| Poverty rate | 12.8% | 10.2% |
| Unemployment | 3.4% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 8.4× | 6.1× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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