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Fairfield is a tiny town of 621 people in Spokane County, Washington. It's about 23 miles from Spokane, WA and 242 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
621people
$249kTypical home
$1,172/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
30"Snow
198Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 621
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,008 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Seattle, WA
- 23 mi to Spokane, WA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,571/mo)
- Median rent $1,172/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (356 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,981 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to GEG airport
- 23 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 167 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,585 ft
- 237 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 330 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 179 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Washington districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spokane County: R+5 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk