Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2,034 people live in this town in Pennsylvania. 50% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
The best of Fairfield Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. Fairfield Township’s mean commuting time is 38 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 117 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on cost of living. Only 41 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score higher on civic life. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 42, 1,390 acres with 6.4 miles of trail. Fairfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Fairfield Township beats most towns.
2,424 counted in 2010 and 2,046 in 2020; an estimated 2,034 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Fairfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,536 in 2000, 2,051 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1857 and 4 maps from 1920 on.
1 place 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.
The top destinations are Ligonier Township (8%), Pittsburgh (6%) and Unity Township (5%). For most workers, Fairfield Township is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 49, to 179. The median commute is under 19 miles.
| Fairfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outside in School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 47 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 20°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
40 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The concentration of trails for Fairfield Township comes to 0.7 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 4, covering 3,457 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 42 | 6.4 mi | 1,390 |
| 2. Laurel Ridge State Park | 2.3 mi | 859 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 153 | 0.5 mi | 847 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The national flood insurance program has paid 3 claims in Fairfield Township since 1978. On expected storm and flood damage, Fairfield Township sits above 58% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 92% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The share of adults in Fairfield Township who binge drink: 17%. CDC measures, 26 in all: Fairfield Township beats Pennsylvania on 1 and trails on 6. 81% of adults locally had a checkup this year; 16% report frequent mental distress.
| Fairfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fairfield Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83% | 79.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.8% |
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.
Big draw34 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw22 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
38 mi Theme parkKennywood
20 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
38 mi MountainMount Davis9 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak ZoneFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Fairfield Township
About 1 of every 100 Fairfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Fairfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Fairfield Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,051 at the 2020 census.
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10 towns share a border with Fairfield Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | — | — | A | — | B | B− |
| Derry Township | #467 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| West Wheatfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | C+ |
| Upper Yoder Township | #466 | B+ | B+ | — | B | B |
| Jenner Township | #659 | B− | B+ | — | B | C |
| Conemaugh Township | #102 | A+ | A− | A | A+ | B− |
| Bolivar | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ligonier Township | #394 | A− | B+ | — | B | B+ |
Fairfield Township and West Wheatfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fairfield Township, Derry Township, West Wheatfield Township, Upper Yoder Township, Jenner Township and Ligonier Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Bolivar isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fairfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2,034 people live in this town in Pennsylvania. 50% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
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