FairfieldTN
Population 351: a town in Tennessee.
Is Fairfield a good place to live?
25% of residents live below the poverty line in Fairfield, above both Tennessee’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 178 Tennessee towns we compare, none has a lower home-ownership rate than Fairfield. Fairfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
351 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fairfield: who provides what
Fairfield is unincorporated, so Sumner County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairfield.
Most of Fairfield’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Portland (16%), Gallatin (14%) and Nashville (13%). Half of commuters travel less than 26 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Fairfield’s year
The seasons in Fairfield: chilly winters, warm summers, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 89° in July, and January nights bottom out around 28°; snowfall runs to about 2 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fairfield has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected losses in Fairfield break down as 32% from inland flooding and 26% from tornadoes. The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Fairfield comes to 35 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Fairfield have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Tennessee or U.S. town
The share of adults in Fairfield who smoke cigarettes: 23%. Only 8 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Fairfield. Also worth knowing: on the CDC’s 31 measures, Fairfield is ahead of Tennessee on 7 and behind on 15.
| Fairfield | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 29% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 78% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fairfield | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.9% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.6% | 7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.3% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Fairfield
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fairfield; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Fairfield residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
100% of working residents leave Fairfield for work
Where Fairfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fairfield
Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
Fairfield is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 141, up from 131 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 810 ft
Questions about Fairfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairfield, TN a good place to live?
Fairfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.