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FairfieldMN

A town of 264.

Population
264
residents
Median home value
$298K
Census ACS
Household income
$70K
median
Median age
59.8
years
Jobs based here
21
A commuter town
Small town

264 people, and everyone knows the way

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Nearby towns
Perry LakeRoss LakeCrosslakeEmilyPerry LakeRoss LakeCrosslakeEmilyFairfield

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61°
Sunny
H 61° · L 36°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Fairfield

Most working residents leave Fairfield for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Crosslake (18%), Emily (12%) and Aitkin (7%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Fairfield0%
Crosslake18%
Emily12%
Aitkin7%
Brainerd7%
18 mi
median commute distance
21
jobs based in Fairfield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Fairfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–23°
Spring30–52°
Summer55–77°
Fall35–53°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Fairfield is

Fairfield beats the Minnesota average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
6 better18 too close to call8 worse
What stands outFairfieldMN
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.5%9.3%
Fewer lonely adults26.2%31.2%
More adults with heart disease9.5%5.9%
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
13.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

4.9% of Fairfield is conserved land

0.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

4.9%conserved
Map of Fairfield: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
4.9%
conserved · 1,117 of 22,777 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Crow Wing State Forest—550
2. Emily State Forest—3
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Fairfield for work

Where Fairfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → Crosslake Crosslake 18% 12% → Emily Emily 12% 7% → Aitkin Aitkin 7% 7% → Brainerd Brainerd 7% 4% → Crosby Crosby 4% 3% → Duluth Duluth 3% Fairfield · 0% stay
21jobs based in Fairfield
0%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Fairfield

Township in Minnesota, United States

Fairfield Township is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 317 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
317
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,250 ft

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