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Cornish vs Fairfield

120 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10.3× in Fairfield) and trails (7.5× in Fairfield).

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Cornish, UTA small town of 236Utah · 236 people

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Fairfield, UTA history townUtah · 198 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

CornishA small town of 236

Quiet strengthsCornish doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Cornish →

FairfieldA history town

HistorySettled in 18553 places on the National Register All about Fairfield →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker10.3×

Fairfield is more of a job hub

Fairfield 0.72Cornish 0.07

Fairfield has more miles of trail

Fairfield 33.8 miCornish 4.5 mi

Average commute18 min

Cornish has the shorter commute

Fairfield 46 minCornish 28 min

Street grid2.4×

Cornish has the more walkable street grid

Cornish 1.7Fairfield 0.7

Typical home built26 yrs

Cornish’s homes are older

Fairfield 2000Cornish 1974

Bachelor’s degree++10.4 pts

More adults in Cornish have a degree

Cornish 30.1%Fairfield 19.7%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $730 more a month in Cornish

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Cornish$2,780/mo

Typical home $490K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.53% · or rent about $1,063/mo · Housing →

Fairfield$2,060/mo

Typical home $367K (Census) · tax rate 0.44% · Housing →

The difference: $730 a month, about $8,700 a year, between Cornish and Fairfield.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

CornishFairfield

Snow a year62″34″

January low17°F 13°F

July high89°F 90°F

Growing season (days)143d 103d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th 97th

Outdoors & history

CornishFairfield

Trails5 mi 34 mi

Conserved land0%3.2%

Settled1937 1855

National Register places—3

Community

CornishFairfield

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

120 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CornishUT FairfieldUT

Cornish ↔ Fairfield120 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Utah average

CornishFairfield

People

Population 236Highest 198Lowest

Median age 33.5±5.5Lowest 5% above UT 38±17.1Highest 19% above UT

Fairfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 38.1%±2.3Highest UT: 27.8% 35.4%±6Lowest UT: 27.8%

Cornish and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 12.7%±11.1Lowest UT: 11.9% 17.7%±5.6Highest UT: 11.9%

Fairfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.1%Highest UT: 37.7% 19.7%Lowest UT: 37.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.2Lowest UT: 8.1% 1%±6.7Highest UT: 8.1%

Fairfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $97,500±$26kLowest about the UT average $103,750±$60kHighest 9% above UT

Fairfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $296,100±$59kLowest 39% below UT $366,700±$160kHighest 25% below UT

Fairfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,063±$277 29% below UT —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,563Lowest 38% below UT $1,607Highest 36% below UT

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.1%±100Highest UT: 47.2% 0%±100Lowest UT: 47.2%

Cornish and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 6.4%Lowest UT: 8.5% 34.3%Highest UT: 8.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.4%Lowest UT: 70.2% 96.7%Highest UT: 70.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 18 yrs older than UT 2000Highest 8 yrs newer than UT

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 28% above UT 46 minHighest 108% above UT

Work from home 9.4%±6.8Highest UT: 17.6% 7.3%±4.8Lowest UT: 17.6%

Cornish and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 21.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.72Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Logan (13%)Lehi (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FairfieldFew work in Cornish

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miLowest 33.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 1.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Highest 0.7Lowest

Utah average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Cornish neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Cornish

Lewiston2,408 people · $391K homes

Towns like Cornish

Woodruff371 people · $231K homes

Holden467 people · $285K homes

Laketown437 people · $406K homes

Trenton526 people · $358K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.