The city has an "abundance of start-up companies" and has been called "one of the state's economic superstars". 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Maharishi Vedic City consists of approximately one square mile, located about four miles north of Fairfield, the home of Maharishi University of Management. It is estimated that between 7,000 and 10,000 fair goers attended this historical event.There were 4,201 households of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.2% were non-families. The city plan and buildings are based on Maharishi Sthapatya Veda, which is said to be an ancient system of architecture and design, revived by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Some of the construction was in the In 2003 a report by the National Center for Small Communities selected Fairfield as a recipient of The Grassroots Rural Entrepreneurship Award, saying that the city "has become recognized as one the nation's most entrepreneurial small towns." Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Ecovillage, MO, USA. The diverse student body is amazing and harmonious. Our main office is located at Dancing Rabbit non-profit organization. Black lives matter. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of the Transcendental Meditation (T.M.) The facility opened on December 7, 2007 with a theater named the Stephen Sondheim C… The nearest large commercial airport with jet service is the Evidence of other long-forgotten rail lines can be found in the woods around the city. A section of narrow gauge roadbed can be found cutting its way through Whitham Woods, a park on Fairfield's western edge.‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or countiesLA Times, Flying University Draws Meditating Entrepreneurs, April 8, 1990, Allen, Greg (August 31, 2004) Fairfield, Iowa and its economic success, NPR"Harmonious Living With Nature" by Mindy Kralicek, Iowa Outdoors, March/April 2012 p 52.Jacobs, Lacey, "Cypress Villages now clear to seek incorporation," Fairfield Daily Ledger, July 30, 2009Wall Street Journal, In this Farm Town, Gurus Transcend Party, Chris Cooper, January 3, 2008, "Fairfield selected for new Great Places program," Fairfield Daily Ledger, November 23, 2010Cooper, Christopher (January 3, 2008) In this farm town, gurus transcend party politics, Forem, Jack (2012) Hay House, Transcendental Meditation: The Essential Teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, page 185Iowan Magazine, Our Town, Laura Bogumil, March/April 2006Green Bay Press Gazette, Unique Experiences Abound in Iowa, August 28, 2010, Wilson, Jeff, "LINCOLN last day of school," Fairfield Daily Ledger, June 14, 2010 The median age in the city was 46 years. Our main office is located at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, MO, USA. The report said that Fairfield had created over 2,000 jobs in the previous 15 years and that new construction averages $10 million per year.Fairfield is home to the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center (FACC), a 32,000 sq ft (3,000 mOn the first Friday night of every month, Fairfield hosts the 1st Fridays Art Walk,Fairfield has been described as an "international center" for Author Jack Forem wrote in 2012 that Fairfield is home to one of the largest synagogues in Iowa and one of the largest Liberal Catholic Churches in the nation.In 2013 Fairfield was named by Smithsonian Magazine as one of "The 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2013"Fairfield has 12 public parks and recreation areas consisting over 1,300 acres (over 5.5 kmIn 2010, Lincoln Elementary school was closed due to budget cuts.