Rankings · How Fairfield ranks in IL
Fairfield ranks #9 in Illinois for cheap rent
Fairfield is ranked on 34 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
Lists ranked on
34
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #9 cheapest rent
Top-quarter finishes
5
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 4% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Wetter than 96% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Fairfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wetter than 96% of IL towns
DrierWetter
47 in of rain + melted snow a year
Fewer kids than 95% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
15.5% of residents are under 18
Milder winters than 95% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
23.6° January low
More seniors than 92% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
25.3% of residents are 65+
Older than 89% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
46.4 median age
Hotter summers than 89% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
87.9° July high
Longer growing season than 89% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
201 days between frosts
Less snow than 84% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
12 in of snow a year
More vacation homes than 72% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.8% of homes are seasonal
Where it shines
The lists Fairfield does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fairfield marked.
At a glance
Fairfield lands in the top half on 6 of 21 lists
Each dot is Fairfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Fairfield does best come first.
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