2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fairfield, CA vs Princeton, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Princeton, is 42% less than it is in Fairfield and is 29% below the National Average.
- Fairfield unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Princeton unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Fairfield, CAPrinceton, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.4%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.5%33.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.4%6.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,751$34,509$37,638
 Household Income$92,625$53,492$69,021
 Family Median Income$100,784$74,146$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fairfield, CAPrinceton, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.2%8.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%6.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.3%10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.4%9.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.5%12.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%7.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.7%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%12.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.7%16.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.5%2.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K13.4%4.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fairfield, CAPrinceton, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.4%13.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.8%2.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%0.9%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library3.7%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%5.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.8%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.8%2.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.2%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%21.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.3%3.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.3%6.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.0%22.6%13.1%
Reviews for Fairfield    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 4 years. On the up side, housing is affordable. The downside, there is nothing to do here. The city lacks community events and an a nice downtown. We  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am finding out the cost of living here in Fairfield is way too high for my retirement. I am looking for a place where the cost of living is in line with my retirement  More

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Over 13 years ago

good  More

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