Fairfield vs Forest Park

Fairfield and Forest Park on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

57C−

D+49

Fairfield ahead by 8Editorial weights

Category by category

D+HousingD

Fairfield +8 pts

DSchoolsF

Fairfield +21 pts

B−Cost of livingC

Fairfield +10 pts

CCommuteC+

Forest Park +4 pts

C+AmenitiesC

Fairfield +8 pts

D+EmploymentC−

Forest Park +3 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$235kMedian home value$190k

$1,242Median rent$1,306

23.8 minMean commute24.0 min

$78kMedian household income$76k

1.20%Effective property tax1.39%

46th pctWithin-state proficiency12th pct

20Restaurants & cafés31

44,828Population20,025

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.