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Living in Fairmont

The city had 2 schools in 2026. Fairmont is in the United States; its population was 10,296 in July 2026. 53.8% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026. There were 38 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1922 sources

Population10,099people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,052EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent648.7EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate3.06%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,691offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 7% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Fairmont?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Fairmont.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$738 per month, while the median home value was US$169,900 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 60.9%, and the vacancy rate was 7.59% in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Fairmont recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan20Official · national market
Median gross rent$738/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent53.84 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)7.59 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents2,115 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)798 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent648.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes127 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Is Fairmont a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–66%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%
Student59%strong on education, weak on work · range 49–69%
Family64%strong on family, weak on cost · range 55–73%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–64%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

2.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 243 of 10,099 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$53,084 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Fairmont is 3.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income53,084 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband65.58 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with a broadband subscription85.07 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.48 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households without internet12.43 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with satellite internet3.79 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Median gross salary3,052 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)21Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,576 EUR/month31 Dec 2025data.bls.gov8Official
Unemployment rate3.06 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Fairmont?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,576 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,930of €2,810 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,810
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €798
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,930
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Fairmont Salary needed to live in Fairmont

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Fairmont. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Fairmont. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher95.22 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Schools2 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count14Official
School enrolment, share of residents20.09 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio0 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents38 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,884 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Fairmont when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesFairmont highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Fairmont highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Fairmont1,843
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,691 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting12Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents259.4 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Recorded violent crimes20 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time13.12 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by public transport0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers walking to work4.95 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Nearest airportFRM3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport4 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Fairmont. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Fairmont.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan -4.5 · Feb -2.06 · Mar 4.94 · Apr 13.5 · May 20.5 · Jun 26.5 · Jul 28.28 · Aug 27.06 · Sep 23.61 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 6.22 · Dec -1.61 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -14.11 · Feb -12.11 · Mar -5.33 · Apr 1.61 · May 9.44 · Jun 15.61 · Jul 17.72 · Aug 16.28 · Sep 11.33 · Oct 4.11 · Nov -3.67 · Dec -10.39 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average temperature by monthJan -9.33 · Feb -7.11 · Mar -0.222 · Apr 7.56 · May 14.94 · Jun 21.06 · Jul 23 · Aug 21.67 · Sep 17.44 · Oct 9.78 · Nov 1.28 · Dec -6 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 21.59 · Feb 29.46 · Mar 49.02 · Apr 89.66 · May 116.3 · Jun 127.5 · Jul 98.55 · Aug 96.27 · Sep 87.38 · Oct 58.93 · Nov 40.13 · Dec 35.05 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading86.6 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean8.57 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation630.9 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature20.7 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature9.05 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-8.67 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Rochester ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Gatineau (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.7 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 243 is not 1.4% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share1.42 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Foreign residents243 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density260 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau7Official
Population10,099 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program18Official
Population covered by crime statistics10,110 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value169,900 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Owner-occupied homes60.87 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Labour force participation rate60.16 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Residents born abroad2.36 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents0.94 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Non-citizens, share of residents1.42 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Flu vaccination coverage67.68 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage4Official
Mammography screening coverage77.5 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate5Official
Residents without health insurance2.77 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher25.68 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available84.46 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database1 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Transit passenger trips, 202235,805 trips4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Transit vehicles in peak service, 20229 vehicles4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers aged 16 and over4,770 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers mainly working from home6.71 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households using cellular data plans75.96 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official

Alternatives for people set on Fairmont

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Plainfield as a Fairmont alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 560 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 1.4% Fairmont+331%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 10,099 Fairmont+396%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €3,052 Fairmont+58%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 1,691 Fairmont−56%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 4.0 km Fairmont+125%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 3.1% Fairmont+23%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,576 Fairmontno percentage
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Alternative cities in United States

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East Rockaway10,096 residentsGarden Acres10,096 residentsMolalla10,104 residentsCitrus10,105 residentsMaryville10,092 residentsLake Alfred10,107 residents

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Common questions

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What is the typical salary around Fairmont?

The median gross salary is 3,576 EUR/month. Source: data.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Fairmont?

The unemployment rate is 3.06 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

How safe is Fairmont?

Police recorded 1,691 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Fairmont?

The published population is 10,099 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Fairmont?

243 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Fairmont a good place to live?

Fairmont may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

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Sources

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  1. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  2. ACS median gross rent api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  3. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  4. CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  5. CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  6. Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  7. Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  8. data.bls.gov data.bls.gov · checked 2026-08-27
  9. EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-01
  10. FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-07-01
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  1. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
  2. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
  3. HRSA mental health provider ratio data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  4. NCES CCD public school count nces.ed.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  5. NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  7. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  8. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program www2.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  9. Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
  10. Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
  11. Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-11
  12. Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-26

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