Population
Fairfield
119,985
Tracy
95,358
Median Income
Fairfield
$102,321
Tracy
$118,253
Home Value
Fairfield
$592,500
Tracy
$653,900
Rent
Fairfield
$2,191
Tracy
$2,325
Crime Rate
Fairfield
4.99
Tracy
3.03
Cost of Living
Fairfield
181.4
Tracy
202.5
Avg Temp
Fairfield
N/A
Tracy
N/A
Unemployment
Fairfield
5.3%
Tracy
5.9%
How Similar Are Fairfield & Tracy?
Tracy is Fairfield's #10 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Fairfield
119,985
Tracy
95,358
Fairfield has a 21% larger population than Tracy.
Violent Crime
Fairfield
4.99
Tracy
3.03
Fairfield has a 39% higher violent crime than Tracy.
Property Crime
Fairfield
16.86
Tracy
15.92
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 6% difference.
Political Leaning
Fairfield
37.1%
Tracy
48.9%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Tracy has a stronger Democratic lean (24% difference).
Unemployment
Fairfield
5.3%
Tracy
5.9%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 10% difference.
Median Income
Fairfield
$102,321
Tracy
$118,253
Tracy has a 13% higher median income than Fairfield.
Home Values
Fairfield
$592,500
Tracy
$653,900
Both cities have similar home values — just a 9% difference.
Education
Fairfield
17.7%
Tracy
16.7%
Both cities have similar education — just a 6% difference.
Demographics
Fairfield
36.0%
Tracy
34.9%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 3% difference.
Cost of Living
Fairfield
181.4
Tracy
202.5
Tracy has a 10% higher cost of living than Fairfield.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Fairfield and Tracy share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Cost of Living & Affordability — Fairfield leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDTracy has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,742 vs $2,178 in Fairfield (25% lower). Tracy has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,395 vs $1,705 in Fairfield (22% lower). Fairfield scores 137.7 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 173.1 in Tracy.
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Housing Market — Tracy leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFairfield has a median property tax of $4,489 vs $5,354 in Tracy (16% lower). Tracy has a vacancy rate of 3.6% compared to 4.2% in Fairfield. Tracy has a single-family homes of 85.0% compared to 74.7% in Fairfield.
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Jobs & Economy — Tracy leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSTracy has a poverty rate of 7.7% compared to 10.5% in Fairfield. Fairfield: 28 min vs Tracy: 37 min for mean commute. Fairfield: 60,546 vs Tracy: 49,202 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Tracy leads
Source: FBI UCRTracy has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.76 compared to 3.39 in Fairfield. Fairfield has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.04 in Tracy. Tracy has a violent crime rate (per 1k) of 3.03 compared to 4.99 in Fairfield.
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Schools & Education — Fairfield leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauFairfield has a bachelor's degree or higher of 17.7% compared to 16.7% in Tracy. Fairfield has a high school diploma or higher of 34.0% compared to 33.1% in Tracy.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFairfield has a population of 119,985, about 1.3x the size of Tracy (95,358). Tracy skews younger with a median age of 35.2 vs 36.8.
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Fairfield
Tracy
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareTracy: 5 vs Fairfield: 3 for with emergency services. Fairfield: 3.8 vs Tracy: 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 0.4% in Tracy. Fairfield: 28 min vs Tracy: 37 min for mean commute time. Tracy has a work from home of 13.0% compared to 10.5% in Fairfield.
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