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29.44° N · 95.78° W · GEOID 4825068

Fairchilds

Fort Bend County, Texas · part of the Houston, TX metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

TexasFairchilds, TXFairchildsFairchilds

The short answer

Fairchilds is home to 815 people. Median household income is $69,286 a year and median rent is $995 a month, 17.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $220,800, about 3.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$995
27% below the median place
Median household income
$69,286
14% below the median place
Median home value
$220,800
31% below the median place
Unemployment
5.0%
3% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Fairchilds

  • The median resident is 52.8 years old, older than in 95% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 414 Texas places.
  • Household income has grown -0% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 94% of places its size.
  • The population has grown 22% since 2020, faster than in 94% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $897 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 82% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 97 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

People are moving in and rent is pulling away from pay. The population grew faster than in 94% of places since 2020, and rent outran income more than in 91% of them.

01

Moving to Fairchilds

Fort Bend County gains about 13.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in56,259
Moved out45,677
Net+10,582

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Harris County, TX29,26821,458+7,810
Brazoria County, TX1,9312,889−958
Montgomery County, TX6371,315−678
Travis County, TX585824−239
Bexar County, TX637515+122
Waller County, TX545534+11
Los Angeles County, CA624
Galveston County, TX552

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$82K
Leavers$86K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Fort Bend County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Fort Bend County report $81,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $86,200, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$39,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $995 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,892 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $220,800.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 17.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Gun Barrel City, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
13.9
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$86,227
23% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$81,580
16% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFairchildsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.7%17% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%20% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure13.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$81,58016% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$86,22723% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 80.7%, 21% above the median place.

Fairchilds17.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$39,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.2%
16% below the median place
Home price to income
3.2x
16% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$58,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
80.7%
21% above the median place
Median year built1
1989
1% above the median place
Median home value1
$220,800
31% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureFairchildsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$99527% below
Rent to income117.2%16% below
Property tax rate11.3%43% above
Home price to income13.2x16% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.62% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,4977% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,87212% below
Median home value1$220,80031% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure6.0%87% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure55.7%8% above
Homeownership180.7%21% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure53.6%6% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8921% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.2%40% below
Median year built119891% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
34 min
35% above the median place
Median household income1
$69,286
14% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFairchildsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$69,28614% below
Income per person1$43,95310% above
Unemployment1County figure5.0%3% above
Average annual pay5County figure$63,4724% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure1.4%62% below
Jobs5County figure260,92973% above
Poverty rate1County figure7.6%30% below
Mean commute134 min35% above
Works from home1County figure17.7%42% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 52.8, 35% above the median place.

Median age1
52.8
35% above the median place
Population change since 20206
22.0%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
No health insurance1
12.0%
87% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband87.2% −6%
Bachelor's or higher22.4% −30%
Born abroad11.9% +35%
Household size2.4 −3%
High school or higher91.4% −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureFairchildsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18156646th largest
Population change since 2020622.0%above (median 1.1%)
Median age152.835% above
Bachelor's or higher122.4%30% below
High school or higher191.4%1% below
Household size12.43% below
Born abroad111.9%35% above
No health insurance112.0%87% above
Homes with broadband187.2%6% below
05

Life in Fairchilds

8 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.0 −18%
Shops27.3 −10%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.8 −32%
Doctors' offices and clinics25.6 +27%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students10
191,372
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools10
194
above the median place (median 9)
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.8
32% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureFairchildsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure194above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure191,372above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure16.57% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.018% below
Shops per 10k8County figure27.310% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.832% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure25.627% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.613% above
National Register listings9County figure838% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 10.1%, 85% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Fairchilds. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days13
10.1%
85% below the median place
Median air quality index13
63
47% above the median place
Tornado risk12
99.2
22% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFairchildsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure94°F8% above
January average low11County figure44°F74% above
Average temperature11County figure70°F28% above
Annual precipitation11County figure50.4 in15% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure97.55% above
Hurricane risk12County figure97.638% above
Tornado risk12County figure99.222% above
Wildfire risk12County figure80.131% above
Heat wave risk12County figure97.89% above
Median air quality index13Metro figure6347% above
Good air days13Metro figure10.1%85% below
08

Fairchilds in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$995/mo (2024)$1,270/mo$1,040 to $1,550/mo+4.2%
Median household income$69,286 (2024)$86,500$73,000 to $102,500+3.8%
Median home value$220,800 (2024)$321,000$233,000 to $442,000+6.4%
Population1,060 (2025)1,1701,120 to 1,220+2.0%

The median home would be worth 3.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Fairchilds

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Gun Barrel City, TX$960$71,310Compare
Apache Junction, AZ$1,146$60,975Compare
Tucson Estates, AZ$1,248$66,582Compare
Chillicothe, IL$899$66,132Compare
Chillicothe, ILTucson Estates, AZApache Junction, AZGun Barrel City, TXFairchilds, TXFairchildsGun Barrel CityApache JunctionTucson EstatesChillicotheFairchildsGun Barrel CityApache JunctionTucson EstatesChillicothe

Common questions

Is Fairchilds a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median resident is 52.8 years old, older than in 95% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 414 Texas places. Household income has grown -0% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 94% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Fairchilds expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $220,800.

What salary do you need to live in Fairchilds?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $39,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Fairchilds?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Gun Barrel City, TX, Apache Junction, AZ, Tucson Estates, AZ and Chillicothe, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Fairchilds with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Fairchilds itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/fairchilds-texas

Citytistics. “Fairchilds, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/fairchilds-texas/

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