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Fair Oaks Redwood City, CA

The Fair Oaks neighborhood provides a pleasant mix of residential homes and apartments for rent and features several commercial enterprises. Inside the neighborhood, bus stops dot the streets, making it easy to get downtown or to local hotspots. Atherton Station offers train service to other parts of California for residents who want to get away for a weekend. In the mornings, locals stop by the Donut Depot for their morning fix of donuts and donut holes. When locals want something with a kick, they head to Taqueria Apatzingan for authentic Mexican food. Chile Colorado, chicken enchiladas, and nachos are just a few of the popular dishes that fly out of the kitchen.

Rent Trends

As of July 2026, the average apartment rent in Fair Oaks is $1,021 for a studio, $1,363 for one bedroom, and $1,835 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Fair Oaks has increased by 0.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 480 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,021/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 446 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,363/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 474 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,835/month

    Average Rent

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Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

70 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

70 / 100

Recreation

Moderate Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

50 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Moderately Noisy

Quiet Score

50 / 100

Reviews of Fair Oaks - Redwood City, CA

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3.2 9 Reviews

Niche User

11 years and 2 months agoNiche Review

I live in Silicon Valley so if you have the skill and education, you can totally get a good paid job, otherwise, it would be hard. Working at a grocery store will not pay you bills. Gaining the skill and apply them in the area, I am sure you would get a well pay job.

Niche User

11 years and 2 months agoNiche Review

There are some ugly area in my town. A few gangs operate and that is scary. As long as you do not visit those areas, you should be safe, but if you get lost and end up there, it can be dangerous.

Niche User

11 years and 2 months agoNiche Review

The weather over all here in my town is very nice. But now, we are struggling with a drought. At home we have reduced the waste of water, the showers are shorter, we re-use water. For example, water used to wash dishes is use to water the plans. That takes some of my time as I have to wash the dishes carefully to not waste water and then water plans.

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.