Population
Corona
158,839
Fairfield
119,985
Median Income
Corona
$106,438
Fairfield
$102,321
Home Value
Corona
$656,500
Fairfield
$592,500
Rent
Corona
$2,136
Fairfield
$2,191
Crime Rate
Corona
2.49
Fairfield
4.99
Cost of Living
Corona
188.3
Fairfield
181.4
Avg Temp
Corona
N/A
Fairfield
N/A
Unemployment
Corona
5.4%
Fairfield
5.3%
How Similar Are Corona & Fairfield?
Fairfield is Corona's #16 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Corona
158,839
Fairfield
119,985
Corona has a 24% larger population than Fairfield.
Violent Crime
Corona
2.49
Fairfield
4.99
Fairfield has a 50% higher violent crime than Corona.
Property Crime
Corona
17.24
Fairfield
16.86
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 2% difference.
Political Leaning
Corona
49.3%
Fairfield
37.1%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Corona has a stronger Democratic lean (25% difference).
Unemployment
Corona
5.4%
Fairfield
5.3%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 3% difference.
Median Income
Corona
$106,438
Fairfield
$102,321
Both cities have similar median income — just a 4% difference.
Home Values
Corona
$656,500
Fairfield
$592,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 10% difference.
Education
Corona
20.5%
Fairfield
17.7%
Corona has a 14% higher education than Fairfield.
Demographics
Corona
41.6%
Fairfield
36.0%
Corona has a 14% higher demographics than Fairfield.
Cost of Living
Corona
188.3
Fairfield
181.4
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Corona and Fairfield share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Corona leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Fairfield leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDFairfield scores 137.7 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 148.6 in Corona. Fairfield has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,705 vs $1,777 in Corona. Fairfield has a living wage (family of 4) of $188,626 vs $195,814 in Corona.
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Housing Market — Corona leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCorona has a vacancy rate of 3.6% compared to 4.2% in Fairfield. Corona has a median home value of $656,500 vs $592,500 in Fairfield (11% higher). Fairfield has a median property tax of $4,489 vs $4,885 in Corona (9% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Corona leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCorona: 84,137 vs Fairfield: 60,546 for labor force. Corona has a poverty rate of 9.1% compared to 10.5% in Fairfield. Corona has a work from home of 11.9% compared to 10.5% in Fairfield.
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Crime & Safety
Source: FBI UCRCorona has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.58 compared to 3.39 in Fairfield. Fairfield has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.01 in Corona. Corona has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 2.49 compared to 4.99 in Fairfield.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Corona leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauCorona has a bachelor's degree or higher of 20.5% compared to 17.7% in Fairfield. Corona has a high school diploma or higher of 36.9% compared to 34.0% in Fairfield.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCorona has a population of 158,839, about 1.3x the size of Fairfield (119,985).
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Corona
Fairfield
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareCorona: 4 vs Fairfield: 3 for with emergency services. Fairfield: 3.8 vs Corona: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Fairfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFairfield has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.2% in Corona. Fairfield has a public transit of 1.6% compared to 0.9% in Corona. Corona has a work from home of 11.9% compared to 10.5% in Fairfield.
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