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36.77° N · 119.76° W · GEOID 0646400

Mayfair

Fresno County, California · part of the Fresno, CA metro

CaliforniaMayfair, CAMayfairMayfair

The short answer

Mayfair is home to 5,044 people. Median household income is $62,191 a year and median rent is $1,260 a month, 24.3% 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 $283,300, about 4.6x annual median household income.

The story in Mayfair is how fast things are changing. Rent took 29.8% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 24.3% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share fell 1.5 points on average, so affordability held up better here. Also notable: Unemployment is 14.7%, against 9.6% in its closest peers.

3OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Mayfair scores better than 3% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 567th of 654 in California.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%28
Economy 20%14
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%1
Education 10%4
Commute 10%87
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,260
8% below the median place
Median household income
$62,191
23% below the median place
Median home value
$283,300
11% below the median place
Unemployment
14.7%
201% 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.

01

Moving to Mayfair

Fresno County loses about 5.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in20,241
Moved out24,305
Net−4,064

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$58K
Leavers$62K

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

Who moves here
3.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Fresno County report $58,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,200, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$50,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,260 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,672 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $283,300.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 10.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Sandersville, GA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.5%
77% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
3.3%
43% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$58,247
17% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMayfairAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.3%43% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.5%77% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-5.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$58,24717% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$62,21211% below
02

What it costs to live here

After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $45,500 a year, less than in 84% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.

Mayfair24.3%
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
$50,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.3%
19% above the median place
Home price to income
4.6x
20% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$45,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Mayfair, $1,260 a month, and local prices for everything else (103.5 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Mayfair, but easier on the budget

Places that match Mayfair on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Sandersville, GA9019.5% vs 24.3%n/aCompare
Everman, TX8820.4% vs 24.3%$8,900Compare
West York, PA8214.4% vs 24.3%$24,300Compare
Cynthiana, KY8216.9% vs 24.3%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
46.6%
30% below the median place
Median year built1
1956
1% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
33% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMayfairAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2608% below
Rent to income124.3%19% above
Property tax rate10.6%33% below
Home price to income14.6x20% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure102.21% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6854% above
HUD area median income4County figure$91,30015% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,72347% below
Median home value1$283,30011% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.3%29% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure49.3%4% below
Homeownership146.6%30% below
Renters paying 30%+158.5%16% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,67211% below
Vacant homes1County figure5.8%17% below
Median year built119561% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment averaged 14.7% over the survey period, higher than in 97% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track.

Unemployment1
14.7%
201% above the median place
Income per person1
$23,434
42% below the median place
Mean commute1
19 min
25% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMayfairAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$62,19123% below
Income per person1$23,43442% below
Unemployment114.7%201% above
Average annual pay6County figure$60,4178% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.3%16% above
Jobs6County figure428,665185% above
Poverty rate118.9%76% above
Mean commute119 min25% below
Works from home1County figure10.1%19% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.8%7% below
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 79.0%, 14% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
79.0%
14% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
11.7%
63% below the median place
High school or higher1
78.5%
15% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age31.5 −19%
Household size3.0 +20%
Born abroad18.3% 2.1×
All 8 people measures
MeasureMayfairAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,0446606th largest
Median age131.519% below
Bachelor's or higher111.7%63% below
High school or higher178.5%15% below
Household size13.020% above
Born abroad118.3%107% above
No health insurance1County figure6.7%5% above
Homes with broadband179.0%14% below
05

Life in Mayfair

OpenStreetMap shows 2 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 89% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

45 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.0 −81%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Sequoia National Park 57 miles
  • Kings Canyon National Park 60 miles
  • Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness 66 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.0 −18%
Shops23.7 −22%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.1 −49%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.8 −2%
Child care centers1.4 −39%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
56.6
84% above the median place
Public schools12
362
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
205,920
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureMayfairAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure362above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure205,920above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure21.036% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.018% below
Shops per 10k8County figure23.722% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.149% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure19.82% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.439% below
Parks per 10k92.081% below
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1056.684% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure45246% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 28.8%, 58% 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 Mayfair. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days15
28.8%
58% below the median place
Median air quality index15
61
42% above the median place
Wildfire risk14
98.4
61% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureMayfairAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure89°F2% above
January average low13County figure32°F26% above
Average temperature13County figure56°F2% above
Annual precipitation13County figure19.4 in56% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure99.37% above
Tornado risk14County figure57.130% below
Wildfire risk14County figure98.461% above
Heat wave risk14County figure97.99% above
Median air quality index15County figure6142% above
Good air days15County figure28.8%58% below
08

Mayfair in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, down from 24% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Mayfair does better than 29% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 92%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,260/mo (2024)$1,610/mo$1,320 to $1,960/mo+4.2%
Median household income$62,191 (2024)$81,000$68,500 to $96,000+4.5%
Median home value$283,300 (2024)$424,000$308,000 to $585,000+7.0%

The median home would be worth 5.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.6 now.

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

09

Places like Mayfair

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

PlaceRentIncome
Tolleson, AZ$1,309$59,626Compare
Porterville, CA$1,148$60,461Compare
Selma, CA$1,232$60,241Compare
Camp Swift, TX$1,352$63,944Compare
Camp Swift, TXSelma, CAPorterville, CATolleson, AZMayfair, CAMayfairTollesonPortervilleCamp SwiftMayfairTollesonPortervilleCamp Swift

Places built like Mayfair

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Mayfair performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Mayfair, CA24.3%8.1%/yrn/a
Gridley, CA24.3%4.5%/yr-2.6%Compare
West Athens, CA29.0%2.2%/yrn/aCompare
Fruitridge Pocket, CA28.3%14.2%/yrn/aCompare
Union Gap, WA22.8%7.6%/yr0.2%Compare
Hillcrest, CA32.6%-2.0%/yrn/aCompare
La Cresta, CA28.5%5.6%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Mayfair a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 3 out of 100, better than 3% of the places we rate and 567th of 654 in California. On cost, space and class size it scores 18 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Mayfair expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $283,300.

What salary do you need to live in Mayfair?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $50,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Mayfair?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Tolleson, AZ, Porterville, CA, Selma, CA and Camp Swift, TX.

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. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  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. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Mayfair with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Mayfair itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/mayfair-california

Citytistics. “Mayfair, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/mayfair-california/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.