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Outdoors in Fairfield
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1924
Presbyterian pastor in Klan robes praises Jewish merchant and Klan presents flowers to him in [sic] his golden business…, 1924
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About Fairfield
City in Illinois, United StatesFairfield is a city in and the county seat of Wayne County, Illinois, United States, and the location of Frontier Community College. The population was 4,883 at the 2020 census.
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How Fairfield ranks
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Housing in Fairfield
The typical Fairfield home is worth about $108,000, up 7.4% in a year, 64% below the Illinois typical home.
Safety in Fairfield
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Fairfield's police department reported only 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Health in Fairfield
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 17% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 61% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Fairfield
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
Fairfield’s library
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