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Compare Fair Oaks to Santa Cruz

This post compares Fair Oaks, California to Santa Cruz, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Fair Oaks (CDP) Santa Cruz (city)
Population 30,704 63,993
Income (median) $67,813 $60,359
Home Value (median) $417,500 $750,600
White 85% 76%
Black 2% 1%
Asian 4% 9%
With Kids 25% 20%
Age (median) 46 29
Rentals 34% 53%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Fair Oaks or Santa Cruz?
A: Fair Oaks has a much smaller population count than Santa Cruz: 30704 compared with 63993 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Fair Oaks or in Santa Cruz?
A: Incomes are on average higher in Fair Oaks.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Fair Oaks or Santa Cruz?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Fair Oaks.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Cruz does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 34% for Fair Oaks versus 53% for Santa Cruz.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Fair Oaks may include: La-Quinta, Martinez, and Rancho-San-Diego.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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