City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Fairfield | Reading | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,096/mo | $942/mo | 16.3% higher in A |
| Median home value | $196,600 | $96,900 | 102.9% higher in A |
| Median household income | $67,182 | $42,852 | 56.8% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 94.5 | 100.8 | 6.2% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 91.2 | 105.5 | 13.6% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 98.4 | 97.2 | 1.2% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 99.8 | 0.8% lower in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Fairfield, you'd need $99,946 in Reading to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Fairfield and Reading have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 6% lower in Reading than in Fairfield. If you earn $80,000 in Fairfield, you'd need about $79,957 in Reading to keep the same standard of living.