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Fairfield vs Cornish

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

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Fairfield, UTA history townUtah · 198 people

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Cornish, UTA small town of 236Utah · 236 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.

FairfieldA history town

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

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 →

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%

Fairfield$2,060/mo

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

Cornish$2,780/mo

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

FairfieldCornish

Snow a year34″62″

January low13°F 17°F

July high90°F 89°F

Growing season (days)103d 143d

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

Outdoors & history

FairfieldCornish

Trails34 mi 5 mi

Conserved land3.2%0%

Settled1855 1937

National Register places3 —

Community

FairfieldCornish

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.

FairfieldUT CornishUT

Fairfield ↔ Cornish120 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

FairfieldCornish

People

Population 198Lowest 236Highest

Median age 38±17.1Highest 19% above UT 33.5±5.5Lowest 5% 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 35.4%±6Lowest UT: 27.8% 38.1%±2.3Highest 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+ 17.7%±5.6Highest UT: 11.9% 12.7%±11.1Lowest 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+ 19.7%Lowest UT: 37.7% 30.1%Highest UT: 37.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±6.7Highest UT: 8.1% 0.8%±1.2Lowest 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 $103,750±$60kHighest 9% above UT $97,500±$26kLowest about the UT average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $366,700±$160kHighest 25% below UT $296,100±$59kLowest 39% 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 $1,607Highest 36% below UT $1,563Lowest 38% below UT

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest UT: 47.2% 11.1%±100Highest 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 34.3%Highest UT: 8.5% 6.4%Lowest UT: 8.5%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 7.3%±4.8Lowest UT: 17.6% 9.4%±6.8Highest 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%Lowest 0.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CornishFew work in Fairfield

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 33.8 miHighest 4.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.8 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

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

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.

Fairfield neighborsTown Square →

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Cornish neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Fairfield

Eagle Mountain53,290 people · $518K homes

Towns like Fairfield

Alton260 people · $380K homes

Kanosh465 people · $324K homes

Laketown437 people · $406K homes

Sterling281 people · $244K 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.