Fairfax, CA

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Fairfax, California

Introduction to Fairfax, California

Fairfax, California is 3 miles W of San Rafael, California and 17 miles NW of San Francisco, California. It is in Marin county. The population of the town is 7,319.

Fairfax History

Dr. Alfred W. Taliaferro was the first settler in the area. He arrived from Virginia, and most likely named the town after Fairfax, Virginia, which was named in honor of Lord Charles Snowden Fairfax.. The Coast Miwok Native Americans inhabited the area before Taliafero arrived. The Fairfax Incline Railway arrived in the city in 1913. The first school in Fairfax was built in 1908.

Fairfax and nearby Attractions

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Camron - Stanford House
Muir Woods National Monument
Agate Beach County Park
Samuel P. Taylor State Park

Things To Do In Fairfax

Local parks include the John F McInnis County Park, Paradise Beach County Park, the Charles Lee Tilden Regional Park and the Tomales Bay State Park. Museums nearby include the Cable Car Museum, the USS Hornet Museum, the Habitot Children's Museum and the Contemporary Jewish Museum. The Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park, the Alvarado House and the Fort Point National Historic Site are all located in Fairfax as well. The Seventh Day Adventist Church, the Fairfax Community Church and the Saint Ritas Roman Catholic Church are some of the local houses of worship.

Fairfax Transportation

San Francisco International is the nearest major airport.

Fairfax Higher Education

One can pursue higher education at Contra Costa College, the College of Marin and the University of California-San Francisco.

High Points

Fairfax strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):

Category	Trophy
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 8%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 9%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 9%
Low Property Crime (vs. State)	Top 10%
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers)	Top 11%

Comparative Profile of Fairfax, CA

Comparing Fairfax to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	3 miles W of San Rafael, California (center to center)
Nearest Large City	17 miles NW of San Francisco, California
County	Marin
Standard Zip Codes	94930
P.O. Box Zip Codes	94978
Phone Area Codes	415
Time Zone	Pacific (-8 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	37.987
Longitude	-122.587

Station	KENTFIELD
Distance	2.8 miles
Jan Temp	41 to 56 F
Apr Temp	46 to 71 F
Jul Temp	53 to 85 F
Oct Temp	50 to 75 F
Annual Precip	47.4 inches

Station	SAN RAFAEL CIVIC CENTER
Distance	3.1 miles
Jan Temp	41 to 56 F
Apr Temp	47 to 69 F
Jul Temp	55 to 81 F
Oct Temp	51 to 74 F
Annual Precip	34.2 inches

Station	SAN FRANCISCO DOWNTOWN
Distance	17.4 miles
Jan Temp	46 to 58 F
Apr Temp	50 to 65 F
Jul Temp	54 to 68 F
Oct Temp	55 to 70 F
Annual Precip	22.2 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	7,319	100%
Male	3,505	47.9%
Female	3,814	52.1%
Under 18	1,405	19.2%
18+	5,914	80.8%
65+	693	9.5%
Median Age	41.6
Average Family Size	2.76
White	6,689	91.4%
African-American	85	1.2%
Asian	144	2%
American Indian & Alaskan	35	0.5%
Other	112	1.5%
Mixed Race	242	3.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	418	5.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	7,106
Growth	-213
Growth %	-2.89%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	15.8%
English	13.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.1%
German	11%
Italian	9.9%
Russian	3.8%
US/American	3.6%
Scottish	3.4%
French (except Basque)	2.6%
British	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	2.1%
Polish	1.8%
Norwegian	1.4%
European	1.3%
Swedish	1.3%
Northern European	1.1%
Dutch	1.1%
Greek	1%
Eastern European	1%
Danish	0.7%
French Canadian	0.7%
Hungarian	0.7%
Ukrainian	0.7%
Welsh	0.6%
Slovak	0.6%
Scandinavian	0.5%
Canadian	0.5%
Lithuanian	0.4%
Iranian	0.4%
Portuguese	0.4%
Israeli	0.4%
Swiss	0.3%
Slovene	0.3%
Palestinian	0.3%
Finnish	0.2%
African	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Bulgarian	0.2%
Yugoslavian	0.2%
Latvian	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Serbian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Fairfax	7,319	$68,308
Corte Madera	9,100	$95,471
Larkspur	12,014	$104,028
Novato	47,630	$74,434
Ross	2,329	$102,593
San Anselmo	12,378	$86,528
San Rafael	56,063	$74,398

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