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Fairfield vs Eagle Mountain

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (269.1× in Eagle Mountain) and street grid (47.7× in Eagle Mountain).

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Fairfield, UTA history townUtah · 198 people

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Eagle Mountain, UTHomes around $504KUtah · 53,290 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 →

Eagle MountainHomes around $504K

Housing$504K typical home6% below the UT typical home

Outdoors#13 most trails in UT154 miles of trails across 45 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 75%of UT districts All about Eagle Mountain →

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.

Eagle Mountain is the bigger place

Eagle Mountain 53,290Fairfield 198

Street grid47.7×

Eagle Mountain has the more walkable street grid

Eagle Mountain 33.4Fairfield 0.7

Eagle Mountain has more miles of trail

Eagle Mountain 153.5 miFairfield 33.8 mi

Jobs per worker3.6×

Fairfield is more of a job hub

Fairfield 0.72Eagle Mountain 0.20

Work from home+14.8 pts

More people work from home in Eagle Mountain

Eagle Mountain 22.1%Fairfield 7.3%

Average commute14 min

Eagle Mountain has the shorter commute

Fairfield 46 minEagle Mountain 32 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $770 more a month in Eagle Mountain

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 →

Eagle Mountain$2,820/mo

Typical home $504K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.43% · or rent about $2,020/mo · Housing →

The difference: $770 a month, about $9,200 a year, between Eagle Mountain 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.

Where they are

Fairfield and Eagle Mountain share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

FairfieldEagle Mountain

Fairfield ↔ Eagle Mountain6.4 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

10 Fairfield residents work in Eagle Mountain (9.2% of its workers)

Work & commute in Fairfield →

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Utah ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–FairfieldNot graded A−Eagle MountainBetter than 75% of districts in the state

Health

–FairfieldNot graded AEagle MountainHealthier than 90% of U.S. towns

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

FairfieldEagle Mountain

Snow a year34″26″

January low13°F 19°F

July high90°F 92°F

Growing season (days)103d 159d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)97th 92nd

Outdoors & history

FairfieldEagle Mountain

Trails34 mi 154 mi

Conserved land3.2%12%

Settled1855 1996

National Register places3 —

Archive photos—11

Community

FairfieldEagle Mountain

Library hours a week—49 hrs

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.

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

FairfieldEagle Mountain

People

Population 198Lowest 53,290Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +103.7% UT: +18.4%

Median age 38±17.1Highest 19% above UT 23±1.3Lowest 28% below UT

Fairfield and Eagle Mountain 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% 43.4%±2.2Highest UT: 27.8%

Eagle Mountain 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% 2.9%±0.4Lowest UT: 11.9%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.7%Lowest UT: 37.7% 37.8%Highest UT: 37.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±6.7Lowest UT: 8.1% 5.2%±0.9Highest UT: 8.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $103,750±$60kLowest 9% above UT $113,648±$3kHighest 19% above UT

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $366,700±$160kLowest 25% below UT $518,100±$23kHighest 6% above UT

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $2,020±$103 35% above UT

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,607Lowest 36% below UT $2,233Highest 12% below UT

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest UT: 47.2% 43%±9.9Highest UT: 47.2%

Eagle Mountain 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% 3.6%Lowest UT: 8.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.7%Highest UT: 70.2% 84.7%Lowest UT: 70.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 2000Lowest 8 yrs newer than UT 2012Highest 20 yrs newer than UT

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 46 minHighest 108% above UT 32 minLowest 46% above UT

Work from home 7.3%±4.8Lowest UT: 17.6% 22.1%±2Highest UT: 17.6%

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 6.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Highest 0.20Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Lehi (11%)Salt Lake City (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 9% work in Eagle MountainFew work in Fairfield

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Lowest 12%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 33.8 miLowest 153.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miLowest 3.0 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 45Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 33.4Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#76 of 117 in UT

School district —Alpine District · Ranches Academy

High school in town —Cedar Valley High

Students per teacherat that high school — 27.3

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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Eagle Mountain neighborsTown Square →

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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.