Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Median home value$683,000
Sacramento $589,500
Median rent$1,910/mo
Sacramento $1,819/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
Sacramento 38%
Fair Oaks
Sacramento County32,799 residentsSan Juan Unified
57
C−
Suburbgrade score
13th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
57
Sacramento median 54
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Fair Oaks is like to live in, by category
Bars show Fair Oaks against Sacramento. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Within-state proficiency52nd pct
Sacramento median 54th pct
Student–teacher ratio22.5
Sacramento median 22.6
Graduation rate88%
Sacramento median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 74/100
B
Housing cost index104
Sacramento 100
Eff. tax rate0.72%
Sacramento 0.77%
Local sales tax7.75%
Sacramento median 7.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Mean commute29.7 min
Sacramento 27.1 min
Under 30 minutes57%
Sacramento 63%
Transit stops / sq mi3.1
Sacramento median 2.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Restaurants & cafés55
Sacramento median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Sacramento median 7 · within 2 miles
Parks30
Sacramento median 33 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median household income$116,975
Sacramento $97,188
Unemployment6.1%
Sacramento 6.2%
Professional occupations53%
Sacramento 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Fair Oaks on schools
Fair Oaks's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Rocklin11 mi from Fair OaksB 64 C+ El Dorado Hills11 mi from Fair OaksB− 61 C Cameron Park14 mi from Fair OaksB− 57 C− Granite Bay9 mi from Fair OaksC+ 62 C Roseville9 mi from Fair OaksC+ 64 C+ Folsom6 mi from Fair OaksC+ 65 C+ Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Fair Oaks
Is Fair Oaks, CA a good place to live?
Fair Oaks scores 57 out of 100, 13th of 34 Sacramento suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Fair Oaks expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $683,000, 16% above the Sacramento median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.72%. $1,910/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Fair Oaks?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Fair Oaks sit at the 52nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 22.5 student–teacher ratio. Fair Oaks is served by San Juan Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Fair Oaks?
The mean commute is 29.7 min, with 57% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 24% working from home. Transit density is 3.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Fair Oaks?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 55 restaurants and cafés and 30 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Fair Oaks old or new?
The median home in Fair Oaks was built in 1977 — older than the Sacramento median of 1984. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 78% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.