Moving to Fairfield Glade
Cumberland County gains about 20.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.
Where people come from and where they go, top counties
Within Tennessee, other states or abroad
Income per tax return
People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Cumberland County; flows under 20 returns are not published.
- Who moves here
- 9.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 7.4% from another state.
- Who arrives and who leaves
- Households moving into Cumberland County report $74,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $50,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
- Income you would need
- $52,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
- Rent or buy
- Median rent is $1,310 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,432 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $356,800.
- Getting to work
- 19 minutes each way on average; 25.4% work from home.
- If it is close but not quite
- Rotonda, FL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
All 5 moving measures
| Measure | Fairfield Glade | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moved here in the past year1 | 9.4% | 63% above | |
| Moved from another state1 | 7.4% | 274% above | |
| Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure | 20.1 | above (median -0.6) | |
| Income of households moving in5County figure | $74,243 | 5% above | |
| Income of households moving out5County figure | $50,782 | 28% below |
What it costs to live here
Property tax rate is 0.3%, 68% below the median place.
Could you afford it?
Uses the median rent in Fairfield Glade, $1,310 a month. It runs in your browser and stores nothing.
Like Fairfield Glade, but easier on the budget
Places that match Fairfield Glade on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.
Moving from somewhere else? Work out the salary you would need in Fairfield Glade.
All 14 cost and housing measures
| Measure | Fairfield Glade | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross rent1 | $1,310 | 4% below | |
| Rent to income1 | 21.9% | 7% above | |
| Property tax rate1 | 0.3% | 68% below | |
| Home price to income1 | 5.0x | 31% above | |
| Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure | $1,039 | 36% below | |
| Property tax paid (median)1 | $1,017 | 69% below | |
| Median home value1 | $356,800 | 12% above | |
| Home prices, 1-year change3County figure | 6.0% | 88% above | |
| Home prices, 5-year change3County figure | 78.9% | 53% above | |
| Homeownership1 | 89.1% | 34% above | |
| Renters paying 30%+1County figure | 34.7% | 31% below | |
| Owner costs with a mortgage1 | $1,432 | 24% below | |
| Vacant homes1 | 11.7% | 66% above | |
| Median year built1 | 1997 | 1% above |
Work and pay
25% of workers skip the commute by working from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 94% of places.
More on work and pay, against the typical place
All 10 work and pay measures
| Measure | Fairfield Glade | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income1 | $71,682 | 11% below | |
| Income per person1 | $43,387 | 8% above | |
| Unemployment1County figure | 5.1% | 3% above | |
| Average annual pay4County figure | $48,333 | 27% below | |
| Pay growth, 1 year4County figure | 5.8% | 57% above | |
| Jobs4County figure | 19,249 | 87% below | |
| Poverty rate1 | 7.2% | 33% below | |
| Mean commute1 | 19 min | 24% below | |
| Works from home1 | 25.4% | 104% above | |
| Commutes by transit1 | 0.0% | below (median 0.8%) |
Who lives here
The median resident is 71.1 years old, older than in 99% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 112 Tennessee places we track.
More about who lives here, against the typical place
All 8 people measures
Life in Fairfield Glade
About 14 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 94% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
9 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia
Out the door, against the typical place
Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
National Park Service sites nearby
- Obed Wild and Scenic River 10 miles
- Manhattan Project National Historical Park 27 miles
- Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area 35 miles
Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)
Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.
All 17 schools and local life measures
| Measure | Fairfield Glade | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public schools10County figure | 12 | 33% above | |
| Public school students10County figure | 6,970 | 42% above | |
| Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure | 14.6 | 30% below | |
| Shops per 10k6County figure | 34.5 | 14% above | |
| Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure | 2.4 | 41% below | |
| Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure | 16.2 | 20% below | |
| Child care centers per 10k6County figure | 1.3 | 43% below | |
| Parks per 10k7 | 1.1 | 90% below | |
| Playgrounds per 10k7 | 0.0 | below (median 9.4) | |
| Grocery stores per 10k7 | 1.1 | 50% below | |
| Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k7 | 1.1 | 91% below | |
| Libraries per 10k7 | 2.1 | 143% above | |
| Named paths and bike trails7 | 13.5 | above (median 2.0) | |
| Transit stops per sq mi7 | 0.0 | below (median 0.2) | |
| Nearest National Park Service site8 | 10.0 | 68% below | |
| National Park Service sites within 60 miles8 | 3 | 50% above | |
| National Register listings9County figure | 9 | 31% below |
Safety, weather and risk
Heat wave risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 90.1).
No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Fairfield Glade. Larger places are fetched first.
All 9 weather and risk measures
| Measure | Fairfield Glade | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| July average high11County figure | 84°F | 3% below | |
| January average low11County figure | 27°F | 7% above | |
| Average temperature11County figure | 56°F | 1% above | |
| Annual precipitation11County figure | 59.2 in | 35% above | |
| Natural hazard risk12County figure | 67.2 | 27% below | |
| Hurricane risk12County figure | 51.4 | 27% below | |
| Tornado risk12County figure | 86.1 | 6% above | |
| Wildfire risk12County figure | 72.5 | 18% above | |
| Heat wave risk12County figure | 0.0 | below (median 90.1) |
How it is changing
Housing has become less affordable here. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, the median rent went from 19.3% to 21.9% of the median household's income, and the median home from 4 to 5 years of income. Among the 25 places most like it, the rent share moved 1.1 points on average, so it worsened faster here.
Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 19.3% to 21.9% of the median income.
Median gross rent
Median household income
Median home value
Citytistics measures
Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas
Fairfield Glade in 2030: where the trends point
If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, up from 22% now.
Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Fairfield Glade does better than 30% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 78%.
| Measure | Latest | 2030 projection | Likely range | Avg. per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,310/mo (2024) | $1,710/mo | $1,400 to $2,080/mo | +4.5% |
| Median household income | $71,682 (2024) | $91,500 | $77,000 to $108,000 | +4.1% |
| Median home value | $356,800 (2024) | $523,000 | $379,000 to $720,000 | +6.6% |
The median home would be worth 5.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.0 now.
A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.
Places like Fairfield Glade
The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.
| Place | Rent | Income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| On Top of the World, FL | $1,212 | $60,670 | Compare |
| Hot Springs Village, AR | $1,209 | $75,370 | Compare |
| Englewood, FL | $1,242 | $69,222 | Compare |
| Rotonda, FL | $1,155 | $74,573 | Compare |
Nearby
- Crossville, TN10 mi
- Rockwood, TN14 mi
- Harriman, TN18 mi
- Kingston, TN23 mi
- Oak Ridge, TN33 mi
- Loudon, TN34 mi
Compare Fairfield Glade with
Places built like Fairfield Glade
Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Fairfield Glade performs against places like it.
| Place | Rent to income | Income growth | Pop. change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Glade, TN | 21.9% | 5.6%/yr | n/a | |
| Rotonda, FL | 18.6% | 8.8%/yr | n/a | Compare |
| On Top of the World, FL | 24.0% | 6.9%/yr | n/a | Compare |
| Gold Canyon, AZ | 19.8% | 4.3%/yr | n/a | Compare |
| Sun Lakes, AZ | 34.3% | 3.6%/yr | n/a | Compare |
| Sugarmill Woods, FL | 21.4% | 5.9%/yr | n/a | Compare |
| Hot Springs Village, AR | 19.2% | 5.1%/yr | n/a | Compare |
Common questions
Is Fairfield Glade a good place to live?
It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 41 out of 100, better than 41% of the places we rate and 57th of 112 in Tennessee. On cost, space and class size it scores 42 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.
Is Fairfield Glade expensive to live in?
The median rent takes 21.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $356,800.
What salary do you need to live in Fairfield Glade?
To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $52,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.
What places are similar to Fairfield Glade?
On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are On Top of the World, FL, Hot Springs Village, AR, Englewood, FL and Rotonda, FL.
Sources and methods
The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
- Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
- House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
- Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
- SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
- County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
- OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
- National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
- National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
- Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
- 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
- National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).
What stands out compares Fairfield Glade with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Fairfield Glade itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/fairfield-glade-tennessee
Citytistics. “Fairfield Glade, Tennessee.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/fairfield-glade-tennessee/
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