Population
Fairfield
119,985
Corona
158,839
Median Income
Fairfield
$102,321
Corona
$106,438
Home Value
Fairfield
$592,500
Corona
$656,500
Rent
Fairfield
$2,191
Corona
$2,136
Crime Rate
Fairfield
4.99
Corona
2.49
Cost of Living
Fairfield
181.4
Corona
188.3
Avg Temp
Fairfield
N/A
Corona
N/A
Unemployment
Fairfield
5.3%
Corona
5.4%
How Similar Are Fairfield & Corona?
Corona is Fairfield's #11 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Fairfield
119,985
Corona
158,839
Corona has a 24% larger population than Fairfield.
Violent Crime
Fairfield
4.99
Corona
2.49
Fairfield has a 50% higher violent crime than Corona.
Property Crime
Fairfield
16.86
Corona
17.24
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 2% difference.
Political Leaning
Fairfield
37.1%
Corona
49.3%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Corona has a stronger Democratic lean (25% difference).
Unemployment
Fairfield
5.3%
Corona
5.4%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 3% difference.
Median Income
Fairfield
$102,321
Corona
$106,438
Both cities have similar median income — just a 4% difference.
Home Values
Fairfield
$592,500
Corona
$656,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 10% difference.
Education
Fairfield
17.7%
Corona
20.5%
Corona has a 14% higher education than Fairfield.
Demographics
Fairfield
36.0%
Corona
41.6%
Corona has a 14% higher demographics than Fairfield.
Cost of Living
Fairfield
181.4
Corona
188.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Fairfield and Corona share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Corona
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 (10% higher). Fairfield has a median property tax of $4,489 vs $4,885 in Corona (8% 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. Corona has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 2.49 compared to 4.99 in Fairfield. Corona has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.63 compared to 1.17 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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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
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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Black
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Fairfield
Corona
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareFairfield: 3.8 vs Corona: 3.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Corona: 4 vs Fairfield: 3 for with emergency services.
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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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