KY area data
Fairfield, KY
Fairfield, KY.
Population: 199 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with lightning, strongwind, icestorm the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 9.8% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 396.0 (+2.4% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.2 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $14.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, strongWind, iceStorm, tornado, winterWeather
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 18% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 82.4%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Smith's Farm (20.2 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 53.2 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park (29 mi)
- National parks include
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Camp Nelson National Monument
- Airports within 30 mi
- 17
- Nearest airport
- Mason Valley Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) (25 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 24
- Hospitals include
- NORTON CLARK HOSPITAL, WELLSTONE REGIONAL HOSPITAL, BAPTIST HEALTH FLOYD
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.6 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 12
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,972
- Housing built before 1970
- 34.5%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 1.7%
- Median annual property tax
- $382
- Households with broadband internet
- 22.7%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 16,319
- Average weekly wage
- $1,040
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 181
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Fairfield, KY?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, strongWind, iceStorm, tornado, winterWeather.
- What is the wildfire risk in Fairfield, KY?
- Risk to homes is higher than 18% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Fairfield, KY?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Fairfield, KY?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in Fairfield, KY?
- Regional Price Parity: 90.2 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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