What percentage of people rent in Fairfax, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Fairfax, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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31.1% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Fairfax, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,016 renting households against 2,249 that own their home.

In Fairfax, the share of households that rent went from 36.9% in 2015–2019 to 31.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.1% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 1,016 (±244)
Median renter income: $58,077 (±$32,579)

Who rents and who owns in Fairfax

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fairfax	Marin County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.1% (±6.7 points)	35.3% (±1.1 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,016 (±244)	36,402 (±1,167)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,249 (±213)	66,616 (±1,123)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$58,077 (±$32,579)	$87,278 (±$4,979)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$179,036 (±$23,305)	$196,165 (±$5,844)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Fairfax, the renter share is not measurably different from Marin County (35.3%).

It is also lower than in California (44.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Marin County, Fairfax ranks 12 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 614 of 1,076.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Fairfax has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	36.9% (±5.2 points)	31.1% (±6.7 points)	−5.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,887 (±$214)	$2,367 (±$233)	+25.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$104,122 (±$12,201)	$141,653 (±$19,700)	+36.0%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Fairfax

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairfax
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fairfax	—	31.1% (±6.7 points)	—
San Anselmo	1.4 mi	31.6% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sleepy Hollow	1.7 mi	12.3% (±14.6 points)	Lower
Ross	2.5 mi	13.1% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Woodacre	2.6 mi	6.7% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Lucas Valley-Marinwood	3.7 mi	16.7% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Kentfield	4.1 mi	19.1% (±4.3 points)	Lower
San Rafael	4.8 mi	47.0% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Larkspur	4.9 mi	53.5% (±4.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sleepy Hollow, CA (12.3%), Ross, CA (13.1%), Woodacre, CA (6.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: San Rafael, CA (47.0%), Larkspur, CA (53.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Marin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Sausalito	40.4% (±5.4 points)
7	Novato	33.9% (±2.9 points)
8	Mill Valley	33.8% (±4.5 points)
9	Belvedere	32.1% (±7.6 points)
10	San Anselmo	31.6% (±5.0 points)
11	Corte Madera	31.2% (±6.3 points)
12	Fairfax	31.1% (±6.7 points)
13	Santa Venetia	29.6% (±10.4 points)
14	Tiburon	25.1% (±6.4 points)
15	Bolinas	24.6% (±11.8 points)
16	Lagunitas-Forest Knolls	23.6% (±14.2 points)
17	Inverness	21.6% (±11.5 points)
18	Kentfield	19.1% (±4.3 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Marin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fairfax

How many renters are there in Fairfax?

Fairfax has an estimated 1,016 (±244) renting households, 31.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fairfax?

In Fairfax, the share of households that rent went from 36.9% in 2015–2019 to 31.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fairfax?

A renting household in Fairfax has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fairfax?

The median renting household in Fairfax, CA has an income of $58,077 (±$32,579) a year, against $179,036 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fairfax town, California (place:23168, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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