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Fairfield is a big small town of 9,456 people in Jefferson County, Iowa. It's about 50 miles from Iowa City, IA and 188 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $870 a month.
9,456people
$156kTypical home
$870/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
22"Snow
233Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,456
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,430 people per sq mi
- 188 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 50 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$984/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (598 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to BRL airport
- 95 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 774 ft
- 740 mi to the ocean
- 222 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+7 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk