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Lamard Township vs Fairfield

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (22.7× in Fairfield) and trails (12.3× in Lamard Township).

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Lamard Township, ILKnown for its schoolsWayne County · 1,385 people
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Fairfield, ILHomes around $108KIllinois · 4,561 people
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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.

Lamard TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 23%of IL districts Health75% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Lamard Township →
FairfieldHomes around $108K
Housing$108K typical home64% below the IL typical home Outdoors#179 most walkable in IL0.3 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates 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.

Street grid22.7×
Fairfield has the more walkable street grid
Fairfield 83.9Lamard Township 3.7
Trails12.3×
Lamard Township has more miles of trail
Lamard Township 3.7 miFairfield 0.3 mi
Jobs per worker4.5×
Fairfield is more of a job hub
Fairfield 1.21Lamard Township 0.27
Household income+65%
Households in Lamard Township earn more
Lamard Township $69,471Fairfield $41,989
Work in town+29.8 pts
More of Fairfield’s workers stay in town
Fairfield 31.7%Lamard Township 1.9%
Average commute13 min
Fairfield has the shorter commute
Lamard Township 31 minFairfield 18 min
★ What stands out · Where they are

Lamard Township and Fairfield share a border

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

Lamard TownshipFairfieldLamard TownshipFairfield
Lamard Township ↔ Fairfield4.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
104 Lamard Township residents work in Fairfield (19.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Lamard Township →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Lamard Township$720/mo
Typical home $110K (Census) · tax rate 1.48% · or rent about $623/mo · Housing →
Fairfield$720/mo
Typical home $108K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.73% · or rent about $585/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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

Schools
C−Lamard TownshipBetter than 23% of districts in the state –FairfieldNot graded
Health
CLamard TownshipHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns C−FairfieldHealthier than 16% 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
Lamard TownshipFairfield
Snow a year12″12″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd60th
Outdoors & history
Lamard TownshipFairfield
Trails4 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%2.9%
National Register places—2
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—6
Community
Lamard TownshipFairfield
Library hours a week—36 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

Lamard TownshipFairfield
People
Population 1,385Lowest 4,561Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.5%Lowest -5.3%Highest
Median age 43.9±8.7Lowest 13% above IL 46.4±5.6Highest 19% above IL
Fairfield and Lamard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.5%±3.7Highest IL: 21.8% 15.5%±3.1Lowest IL: 21.8%
Lamard Township and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.9%±2.4Lowest IL: 17% 25.3%±3.3Highest IL: 17%
Fairfield and Lamard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.3%Highest IL: 37.8% 14.8%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±1.6Lowest IL: 6.3% 5.4%±3.9Highest IL: 6.3%
Fairfield and Lamard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,471±$9kHighest 17% below IL $41,989±$5kLowest 50% below IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $110,400±$17kHighest 58% below IL $88,800±$7kLowest 66% below IL
Lamard Township and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $623±$143Highest 51% below IL $585±$91Lowest 54% below IL
Lamard Township and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,637Highest 69% below IL $1,539Lowest 71% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.2%±14.3Lowest IL: 47.9% 49.3%±11.7Highest IL: 47.9%
Fairfield and Lamard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.2%Lowest IL: 11.8% 17.7%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.3%Highest IL: 67.1% 67.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 8 yrs newer than IL 1958Lowest 13 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 11% above IL 18 minLowest 35% below IL
Work from home 4%±2.1Highest IL: 15.9% 2.7%±1.8Lowest IL: 15.9%
Lamard Township and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 31.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 1.21Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fairfield (20%)Albion (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 20% work in FairfieldFew work in Lamard Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.7Lowest 83.9Highest
Schools
School district Geff CCSD 14—
High school in town None in town—
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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