Best PlacesFairplay, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fairplay, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fairplay ranks 5,821st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fairplay
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Fairplay's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fairplay ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 97% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
Where Fairplay ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fairplay
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fairplay home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,125, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Fairplay's effective rate of 1.17%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Fairplay
Fairplay runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fairplay.
Who works in Fairplay, and how
Work in Fairplay centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fairplay
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fairplay.
What the weather is like in Fairplay, month by month
Fairplay sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 69° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Fairplay
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 22 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 99 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Fairplay
Schools across Fairplay average an A+, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elda Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Fairfield West Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ross Middle SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Creekside Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Pleasant Run Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Ross High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Fairfield High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Northwest High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fairplay school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fairplay measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Fairplay against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fairplay
Is Fairplay a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fairplay ranks 5,821st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, few empty homes, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the weather and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fairplay expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $298,100. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $88,125 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Fairplay safe?
Yes, Fairplay is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
Compare Fairplay with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fairplay. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fairplay represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Fairplay detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fairplay: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fairplay: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fairplay: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fairplay: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fairplay detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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