Fairfield is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States, chartered in 1763.

[3] President Chester A. Arthur was born in Fairfield in 1829, and lived there for the first three years of his life.

A replica of his home, the Chester Alan Arthur State Historic Site, is open seasonally.

The town is drained by Black Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Missisquoi River.

The town's rolling hills are used for growing hay, corn, and pasture for dairy farms.

The racial makeup of the town was 92.7% White, 0.68% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.15% African-American, with an additional 5.72% identifying as being of two or more races.

Of the population age 25 or older, 92.4% were high school graduates and 37.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher.

Among bachelors degrees held by those over age 25, 55.9% were in science, engineering, and related fields, 18.2% were in education, 10.0% were in business, and 15.9% were in arts, humanities, and other areas.