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Fairfield is a tiny town of 198 people in Utah County, Utah. It's about 23 miles from Provo, UT and 38 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $2k a month.
198people
$367kTypical home
$1,541/moRent
90° / 39°Summer / winter
34"Snow
267Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 198
- Part of a metro area
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 23 mi to Provo, UT
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,312/mo)
- Median rent $1,541/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 45% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PVU airport
- 39 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,859 ft
- 525 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 247 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 152 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 0 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Utah County: R+40 in 2024
- Utah: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.