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Fairfield is a small town of 2,924 people in Freestone County, Texas. It's about 61 miles from Waco, TX and 82 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $994 a month.
2,924people
$170kTypical home
$994/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,924
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 536 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Dallas, TX
- 61 mi to Waco, TX
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,069/mo)
- Median rent $994/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (129 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (428 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (676 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 37% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to ACT airport
- 87 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 479 ft
- 151 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Freestone County: R+66 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk