Best PlacesNorth Fairfield, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Fairfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Fairfield ranks 25,065th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Fairfield
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.
North Fairfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Fairfield ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 83% of towns
- QuietBetter than 82% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 81% of towns
Where North Fairfield ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 26% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
- Cheap childcare$959 a month, better than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Fairfield
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Fairfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,884, 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 North Fairfield's effective rate of 0.94%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Fairfield
North Fairfield 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 North Fairfield.
Who works in North Fairfield, and how
Work in North Fairfield centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in North Fairfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Fairfield.
What the weather is like in North Fairfield, month by month
North Fairfield sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of North Fairfield
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 44 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.9 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around North Fairfield
Schools across North Fairfield average an A−, better than 83% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Central Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- New London Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Monroeville Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- New London Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- South Central Junior High SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Willard Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- South Central High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- New London High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Monroeville High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Fairfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Fairfield 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 North Fairfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Fairfield
Is North Fairfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Fairfield ranks 25,065th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and good schools, and lowest on the weather and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Fairfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,795. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $66,884 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is North Fairfield safe?
North Fairfield is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $348 per resident a year.
Compare North Fairfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Fairfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Fairfield 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.
North Fairfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Fairfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Fairfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Fairfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Fairfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Fairfield 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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