Fairfax, Missouri

About Fairfax

Fairfax is a tiny community in northwestern Missouri counting 623 people who proudly call it home.

Fairfax holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.47 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,326 residents per square mile.

📰 Fairfax News Today

• Driver charged over a month after workers hit in Jefferson City crosswalk KOMU 8 · Aug 12
• East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] (MO) Football MaxPreps · Aug 11
• Two Fairfax men taken into custody over rape, child endangerment charges KQ2 · Aug 5
• Anthony "A.J." Harding March 7, 1985-February 9, 2026 St Joseph Post · Feb 10
• Obituary for Peggy L. (Yandell) Allen Gude Mortuary · Mar 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fairfax Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named Fairfax — but the Missouri one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northwestern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fairfax

• Daybreak Cafe
• Ray's Dairy Diner

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fairfax

• Fairfax City Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fairfax

• COMMUNITY FOR KIDS
• FAIRFAX ELEM.
• FAIRFAX HIGH

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Community Hospital Association ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fairfax

🏘️ Nearby Communities