Fairmont is a thriving community located in the heart of southern Minnesota. The community provides a complete array of recreation, educational and health care service supporting a regional service area population of over 60,000.
The area has strengths in all facets of community life and well-being, including:
- Cost Of Living
- Diverse – Welcoming Community
- Affordable Housing
- Abundant parks, lakes and recreational areas
- Multiple Medical Providers
- Higher Education Institutions

Photo Courtesy of David A. Parker
Are you and your family planning on moving to Fairmont? We have compiled a list of information that will help you in your transition to the Fairmont area.
Martin County Visitors Guide
Our annual Visitors Guide gives visitors any information about Fairmont and Martin County in one handy little book. If you would like to receive a printed version of our Visitors Guide please email info@fairmontchamber.org. Click here to view our guide online.
- Real Estate Agents
- Cavers Realty
507-238-4496 - CENTURY 21 Northland Realty
507-238-4796 or 800-443-5244 - Kaloch Properties
507-893-4805 - Krueger Realty
507-235-9060
- Cavers Realty
- Apartments and Townhouses
- East Side Estates
James Ness
507-893-4803 - Summit Vue
Krueger Realty
507-235-9060 - Countryside Townhouses
Gail Deide
507-238-4978 - Krueger Realty
507-235-9060
- East Side Estates
- Rental Properties
Please contact the Chamber at 507-235-5547 for a full listing. - Moving Services
- Fitzgerald Moving
507-235-9669
- Fitzgerald Moving
- Taxes
The City of Fairmont has no city income tax and Minnesota has a state sales tax of 6.875%. Please visit our tax page to review more property tax information. - Cost Of Living
Fairmont residents enjoy a low cost of living. Please visit our cost of living page to review more information. - Crime Rate
The Fairmont Police Department feels that it is important for our community members to not only be aware of problems, but aware of the prevention resources available to help prevent problems. To aid you in the prevention learning process, they have provided links to several helpful prevention resources on their website. Prevention efforts do work! - General Utilities
- Electricity and Water
- Fairmont Public Utilities
507-238-9461
- Fairmont Public Utilities
- Gas
- Minnesota Energy Resources
800-889-9508
- Minnesota Energy Resources
- Sanitation, Recycling and Garbage Removal
- Waste Management
507-235-9859 - Hometown Sanitation
877-545-4877
- Waste Management
- Telephone, Cable and Internet
- Frontier Communications
800-435-1504 - Midcontinent Communications
800-888-1300
- Frontier Communications
- Electricity and Water
- Voter Registration
- Fairmont City Hall
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. - Martin County Courthouse
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Fairmont City Hall
- License and Registration
- Pet License
- Fairmont City Hall
507-238-9461
- Fairmont City Hall
- Vehicle License
Change required within 30 days of moving to state- Martin County License Bureau
507-235-3335
- Martin County License Bureau
- Pet License
- Healthcare Facilities
- Center For Specialty Care
507-238-4949 - Dulcimer Medical Center
507-238-4968 - Mayo Clinic Health System – Fairmont
507-238-8100 - Smart Clinic
507-238-4844
- Center For Specialty Care
- Assisted Living Facilities
- Goldfinch Estates
507-235-9405 - Ingleside
507-238 – 9654 - Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center
507-235-6606
- Goldfinch Estates
- Newspaper Subscription
- Fairmont Sentinel
507-235-3303 - Fairmont Photo Press
507-238-9456
- Fairmont Sentinel
- Library Card
Library cards are free to all residents of Martin County. To obtain a library card, you must present an I.D. with your current address. Cards are also available to nonresidents for $25 per year. Please contact the Martin County Library at 507-238-4207 for more information. - Worship
- Assembly of God
- Fairmont Assembly of God
507-235-8826
- Fairmont Assembly of God
- Baptist
- Fairmont Baptist Church
507-238-2790
- Fairmont Baptist Church
- Catholic
- St. John Vianney
507-235-5304
- St. John Vianney
- Church of Christ
- Christian Church of Fairmont
507-238-1939
- Christian Church of Fairmont
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
507-238-1651
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- Episcopal
- St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
507-238-2686
- St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
- Evangelical
- Evangelical Covenant
507-235-6407
- Evangelical Covenant
- Evangelical Free
- Bethel Evangelical Free Church
507-235-5513
- Bethel Evangelical Free Church
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- Jehovah’s Witness
507-235-5249
- Jehovah’s Witness
- Lutheran
- Grace Lutheran – ELCA
507-238-4417 - Immanuel Lutheran – Missouri Synod
507-238-1387 - St. Paul’s Lutheran – Missouri Synod
507-238-9491 - Shepard of the Lakes Evangelical Lutheran – WELS
507-238-2998 - Zion Lutheran – Fraser
507-235-5153
- Grace Lutheran – ELCA
- United Church of Christ
- First Congregational
507-235-5382 - St. John’s United Church of Christ
507-235-3500
- First Congregational
- United Methodist
- United Methodist Church
507-235-5579
- United Methodist Church
- Assembly of God
- Entertainment
- The Arts
- Fairmont Opera House
507-238-4900 - Red Rock Center For The Arts
507-235-9262
- Fairmont Opera House
- Bowling Alley
- BowlMor Lanes and Lounge
507-235-5719
- BowlMor Lanes and Lounge
- Aquatic Park
- Fairmont Aquatic Park
507-238-9292
- Fairmont Aquatic Park
- Trails
- Fairmont Trail System
507-235-5547
- Fairmont Trail System
- Nightlife
- American Legion Post #36
507-235-9862 - BowlMor Lanes
507-235-5719 - Channel Inn
507-238-9700 - Green Mill
507-238-4700 - Marina Lodge
507-235-5990
- American Legion Post #36
- Disc Golf
- Cedar Creek Disc Golf Courses
507-238-9331
- Cedar Creek Disc Golf Courses
- Golfing
- Interlaken Golf Club
507-235-5145 - Rose Lake Golf Club
507-235-5274
- Interlaken Golf Club
- Theatre
- Fairmont Theatre
507-235-3080
- Fairmont Theatre
- The Arts
To receive a relocation packet please contact us at 507-235-5547 or email info@fairmontchamber.org. Our hours are 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.