Fairfield ranks #8 in Indiana for low obesity
Fairfield is ranked on 33 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
The lists Fairfield does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fairfield marked.
Fairfield lands in the top half on 15 of 20 lists
Each dot is Fairfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Fairfield does best come first.
Younger than 87% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Fairfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fairfield out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Fairfield lands in every IN ranking
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#20 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#149
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#8
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#163
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#152
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#435
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#56
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#108 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#160
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#92
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#116 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#171
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#77
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#525
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#456
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#345 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #218
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#388
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#179
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
#94 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#314
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#283
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#350
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#227
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#300
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#475
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#370 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#226
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#105
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Fairfield’s spot. All of Indiana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every IN list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.