Fairfield.
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Illinois·Wayne County
2 tracts·3K people·$89K median·695/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fairfield is $88,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Fairfield has 4,561 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 46.4; the population is 93.5% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Multiracial, 1.0% Asian, 0.4% Black and 0.0% Other; the average household has 1.9 people; 14.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
North Side Elem School is the elementary school with reported scores (38%); Center Street Elem School is the middle school with reported scores (35%); Fairfield Comm High School is the high school with reported scores (16%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $585/month, 63% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Fairfield is $41,989 a year, 51% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Fairfield, median rent is $585/month and the median home value is $88,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Fairfield reported 0.8 violent crimes and 3.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 68 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fairfield are heat wave (97), earthquake (93) and strong wind (91), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.55g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fairfield, 4.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).