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Fairfield is a small town of 4,561 people in Wayne County, Illinois. It's about 53 miles from Evansville, IN and 103 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $585 a month.
4,561people
$89kTypical home
$585/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
234Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,561
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,113 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 53 mi to Evansville, IN
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$560/mo)
- Median rent $585/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (457 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to EVV airport
- 111 mi to STL (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 456 ft
- 528 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+71 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk