Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
0.7% of working residents work locally in Fairfield, below both Nebraska’s towns (34%) and U.S. towns (8%). No town among the 58 in Nebraska we compare has a lower share of children under 18 than Fairfield. Fairfield Carnegie Library is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fairfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Fairfield beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 1,203 in 1900, 330 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1913 and 3 maps from 1898 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairfield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Fairfield.
The typical Fairfield home is worth about $160,000, up 14.4% in a year, 42% below the Nebraska typical home. At $700 a month, Fairfield’s median rent is below both the Nebraska town median ($914 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Fairfield | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $700 a month | $914 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 67% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Fairfield for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Fairfield fell to 54 in 2023, 21 fewer than in 2013. Fairfield’s average trip to work is 22 minutes.
| Fairfield | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fairfield has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 15° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fairfield beats the Nebraska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 30% of Fairfield adults sleep under 7 hours. Only 4 of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Fairfield.
| Fairfield | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 40% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 23% |
| What stands out | Fairfield | NE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Fairfield; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Fairfield residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
Where Fairfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Nebraska, United States
Fairfield is a city in Clay County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fairfield had a population of 330. It is part of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Fairfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Samuel Roy McKelvie and Cliff Titus.
