2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Fairburn, GA vs Bristol, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Bristol, is 25% less than it is in Fairburn and is 57% below the National Average.
- Fairburn unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Bristol unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Fairburn, GABristol, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth45.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,224  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,879$69,021
 Family Median Income$62,556  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fairburn, GABristol, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K20.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fairburn, GABristol, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.6%13.1%
Reviews for Fairburn    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I'm new here, last place lived much drier, very HOT summer. Hope the winter is not as cold as the summer  More

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Over 18 years ago

I built a home in a new 300 acre subdivision located on five lakes. The subdivision has side walks and walking trails. My home is lovely and affordable.   More

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Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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