Area data
Fairfield, IA — ZIP 52557
Population: 685 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 379.0 (+3.7% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 87.8 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought, hail, heatWave, lightning, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 50.0°F
- Average high
- 60.0°F
- Average low
- 40.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 40.2 in
- Annual snowfall
- 22.2 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (55 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Fairfield Municipal Airport (FFL) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM) (26 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 9
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 3
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 6,153
- Average weekly wage
- $1,008
- Top industries (by employment)
- Finance & Insurance, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1
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