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39.92° N · 82.48° W · GEOID 3926110

Fairfield Beach

Fairfield County, Ohio · part of the Columbus, OH metro

Limited data population under 5,000

OhioFairfield Beach, OHFairfield BeachFairfield Beach

The short answer

Fairfield Beach is home to 1,432 people. Median household income is $48,640 a year and median rent is $1,147 a month, 28.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $215,300, about 4.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,147
16% below the median place
Median household income
$48,640
39% below the median place
Median home value
$215,300
33% below the median place
Unemployment
3.8%
21% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Fairfield Beach

  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 207 Ohio places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $36,000 a year left, less than in 94% of places its size.
  • 25% of homes stand vacant, more than in 92% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 216 Ohio places.
  • Household income has grown -1.1% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 96% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 52.1 years old, older than in 94% of places its size.
01

Moving to Fairfield Beach

Fairfield County gains about 12.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in10,105
Moved out8,311
Net+1,794

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Franklin County, OH5,1163,219+1,897
Perry County, OH281388−107

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K
Leavers$59K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Fairfield County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Fairfield County report $61,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $59,200.
Income you would need
$45,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,147 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,405 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $215,300.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 14.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
New Port Richey, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
12.8
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
1.1%
45% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$59,157
16% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFairfield BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.5%13% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.1%45% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure12.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$61,01014% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$59,15716% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 25.3%, 258% above the median place.

Fairfield Beach28.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$45,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.3%
39% above the median place
Home price to income
4.4x
17% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
28%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$36,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Fairfield Beach, $1,147 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Fairfield Beach, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Spencer, MA21.0% vs 28.3%$11,200Compare
South Brooksville, FL24.7% vs 28.3%$12,200Compare
Exeter, PA20.4% vs 28.3%$10,400Compare

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Vacant homes1
25.3%
258% above the median place
Homeownership1
86.0%
30% above the median place
Median year built1
1961
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFairfield BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,14716% below
Rent to income128.3%39% above
Property tax rate11.0%13% above
Home price to income14.4x17% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.55% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6021% below
HUD area median income4County figure$111,5004% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,22532% below
Median home value1$215,30033% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.2%63% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure60.1%17% above
Homeownership186.0%30% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure48.1%5% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,40525% below
Vacant homes125.3%258% above
Median year built119611% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$48,640
39% below the median place
Income per person1
$33,822
16% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFairfield BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$48,64039% below
Income per person1$33,82216% below
Unemployment1County figure3.8%21% below
Average annual pay6County figure$55,70316% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.8%57% above
Jobs6County figure48,05068% below
Poverty rate1County figure8.0%26% below
Mean commute127 min8% above
Works from home1County figure14.5%17% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Median age1
52.1
34% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher19.2% −40%
Household size2.4 −6%
High school or higher91.0% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureFairfield BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,4326646th largest
Median age152.134% above
Bachelor's or higher119.2%40% below
High school or higher191.0%1% below
Household size12.46% below
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure5.9%8% below
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Fairfield Beach

50 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents14.0 +37%
Playgrounds per 10k27.9 3.0×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.0 −23%
Shops21.8 −28%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.9 −29%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.8 −17%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Shops per 10k8
21.8
28% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
16.0
23% below the median place
Students per teacher11
19.0
23% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureFairfield BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure46above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure26,447above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure19.023% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.023% below
Shops per 10k8County figure21.828% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.929% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure16.817% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k914.037% above
Playgrounds per 10k927.9197% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure50285% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 54, 26% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Fairfield Beach. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index14
54
26% above the median place
Good air days14
39.7%
42% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
26.3
57% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFairfield BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure84°F3% below
January average low12County figure21°F16% below
Average temperature12County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation12County figure41.8 in5% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure72.621% below
Hurricane risk13County figure29.458% below
Tornado risk13County figure71.612% below
Wildfire risk13County figure26.357% below
Heat wave risk13County figure79.312% below
Median air quality index14Metro figure5426% above
Good air days14Metro figure39.7%42% below
08

Fairfield Beach in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 29% of the median income in 2030, up from 28% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,147/mo (2024)$1,460/mo$1,190 to $1,770/mo+4.1%
Median household income$48,640 (2024)$59,500$50,000 to $70,000+3.4%
Median home value$215,300 (2024)$312,000$226,000 to $429,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 5.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Fairfield Beach

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
New Port Richey, FL$1,193$47,606Compare
Apache Junction, AZ$1,146$60,975Compare
Beverly Hills, FL$1,199$46,488Compare
Lakewood Park, FL$1,206$64,023Compare
Lakewood Park, FLBeverly Hills, FLApache Junction, AZNew Port Richey, FLFairfield Beach, OHFairfield BeachNew Port RicheyApache JunctionBeverly HillsLakewood ParkFairfield BeachNew Port RicheyApache JunctionBeverly HillsLakewood Park

Common questions

Is Fairfield Beach a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 207 Ohio places. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $36,000 a year left, less than in 94% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Fairfield Beach expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $215,300.

What salary do you need to live in Fairfield Beach?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $45,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Fairfield Beach?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are New Port Richey, FL, Apache Junction, AZ, Beverly Hills, FL and Lakewood Park, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Fairfield Beach with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Fairfield Beach itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/fairfield-beach-ohio

Citytistics. “Fairfield Beach, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/fairfield-beach-ohio/

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