Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
53,541 residents make their home in this city in Indiana.
Fairfield Township’s best grade is for walkability — it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 93% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $170K, 2.7 years of the Lafayette metro’s $62K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, ranking 242nd of 585 in Indiana. On that grade it does better than 68% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Tippecanoe Battlefield and Spring Vale Cemetery. 38% of working residents work locally here, above both the Indiana town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Only 59 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on hazard risk. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places · Census LEHD, 2023.
Where Fairfield Township beats most towns.
Tippecanoe BattlefieldWhere Fairfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Fairfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Tippecanoe Battlefield is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 3 maps from 1961 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairfield Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Fairfield Township.
Fairfield Township draws workers from Lafayette and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it trails Tippecanoe Township and its other neighbors on schools.
Fairfield Township’s density of trails stands at 0.6 miles per square mile. Trails total 15 miles in 16 parks and preserves. McAllister Park, at 259 acres with 5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Fairfield Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McAllister Park | 5 mi | 259 |
| 2. Columbian Park | 0.7 mi | 36 |
| 3. Murdock Park | 0.6 mi | 38 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of its 7 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B, Tippecanoe Township highest at B+.
Two of its 19 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: Lafayette School Corporation.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Sunnyside IntermediateLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 1,031 | C− |
| Jefferson High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,042 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
43,719 jobs are based in Fairfield Township, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 17 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Roughly one working resident in three has a job in Fairfield Township itself. In Fairfield Township, the typical journey to work is 17 minutes. The top destinations are Lafayette (50%), West Lafayette (14%) and Indianapolis (7%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
| Fairfield Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 38% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Fairfield Township has had 36 paid flood insurance claims since 1981. Just over two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 28%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The range runs from 18° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 21 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 44.6% of households own their home, against 70.6% across Indiana.
Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (37% statewide). Fairfield Township’s midpoint age comes in at 34 years. Among adults 25 and older, 29% have a four-year degree or more, against 30% across Indiana. 15% of Fairfield Township residents are 65 or older.
| Fairfield Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 22% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 34.9, men 32.5.
| Fairfield Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.1% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 7,226 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fairfield Township’s, it is healthier than 85%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income. Within Indiana it is healthier than 75% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
16% of adults worry about having enough food in Fairfield Township. Two figures for adults locally: 35% have high blood pressure, 16% smoke cigarettes.
| Fairfield Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Fairfield Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with obesity | 31.2% | 38.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairfield Township. Close and well known come first.
4 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium
5 mi State parkProphetstown State Park14 mi LandmarkWabash and Erie Canal25 mi Theme parkIndiana Beach
3 mi MuseumSamara
in town MuseumHaan Mansion Museum of Indiana ArtRoss–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Samara: Tim Musson, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Haan Mansion Museum of Indiana Art: Alexeenko, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Fairfield Township
About 8 of every 100 Fairfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
3 places in Fairfield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Indiana, United States
Fairfield Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 51,113 and it contained 24,527 housing units.
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8 towns share a border with Fairfield Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | #242 | B+ | B− | — | B | B− |
| Tippecanoe Township | #245 | B+ | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Wabash Township | – | B+ | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| Perry Township | #284 | B | C | — | B+ | B |
| Wea Township | #278 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Washington Township | #258 | B+ | B | — | B+ | B |
| Shadeland | — | — | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Union Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B |
Shadeland and Union Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe Township, Wabash Township, Perry Township, Wea Township, Washington Township, Shadeland and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fairfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Fairfield Township grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #242 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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