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41.75° N · 81.27° W · GEOID 3926306

Fairport Harbor

Lake County, Ohio · part of the Cleveland, OH metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

OhioFairport Harbor, OHFairport HarborFairport Harbor

The short answer

Fairport Harbor is home to 3,089 people. Median household income is $52,308 a year and median rent is $974 a month, 22.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $147,500, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$974
29% below the median place
Median household income
$52,308
35% below the median place
Median home value
$147,500
54% below the median place
Unemployment
3.9%
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 Fairport Harbor

  • Half the homes were built before 1938, older housing than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $41,900 a year left, less than in 88% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 0.9% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 91% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $125 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 88% of places its size.
  • 23.4% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 87% of places its size.
01

Moving to Fairport Harbor

Lake County gains about 2.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,859
Moved out7,349
Net+510

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Cuyahoga County, OH3,1752,356+819
Geauga County, OH758694+64
Ashtabula County, OH630628+2
Summit County, OH254309−55
Lorain County, OH108170−62
Franklin County, OH106152−46
Portage County, OH123113+10
Medina County, OH86

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$64K

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

Who moves here
5.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Lake County report $62,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $63,700.
Income you would need
$39,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $974 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,099 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $147,500.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 7.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Fair Plain, MI matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
5.1%
11% below the median place
Moved from another state1
0.9%
57% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
2.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFairport HarborAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.1%11% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.9%57% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure2.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$62,76011% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$63,7289% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1938, 2% below the median place.

Fairport Harbor22.3%
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
$38,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.3%
9% above the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
26% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$41,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Fairport Harbor, 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
Algona, IA19.0% vs 22.3%n/aCompare
McCook, NE17.4% vs 22.3%n/aCompare
Kingsford, MI17.9% vs 22.3%n/aCompare

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Median year built1
1938
2% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,099
41% below the median place
Median home value1
$147,500
54% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFairport HarborAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$97429% below
Rent to income122.3%9% above
Property tax rate11.9%107% above
Home price to income12.8x26% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure93.97% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,27421% below
HUD area median income4County figure$105,0002% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,76815% below
Median home value1$147,50054% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.9%54% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure47.2%8% below
Homeownership158.1%12% below
Renters paying 30%+151.5%2% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,09941% below
Vacant homes1County figure4.9%31% below
Median year built119382% below
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 23.4%, 117% above the median place.

Poverty rate1
23.4%
117% above the median place
Median household income1
$52,308
35% below the median place
Works from home1
7.9%
36% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFairport HarborAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$52,30835% below
Income per person1$34,89213% below
Unemployment1County figure3.9%21% below
Average annual pay6County figure$61,5877% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.3%16% above
Jobs6County figure99,69034% below
Poverty rate123.4%117% above
Mean commute122 min14% below
Works from home17.9%36% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.5%41% below
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.1, 14% below the median place.

Household size1
2.1
14% below the median place
High school or higher1
94.7%
3% above the median place
Population change since 20207
-0.6%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad5.7% −35%
Median age41.1 +5%
Bachelor's or higher25.2% −21%
Homes with broadband91.0% −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureFairport HarborAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,0896646th largest
Population change since 20207-0.6%below (median 1.1%)
Median age141.15% above
Bachelor's or higher125.2%21% below
High school or higher194.7%3% above
Household size12.114% below
Born abroad15.7%35% below
No health insurance1County figure4.5%30% below
Homes with broadband191.0%1% below
05

Life in Fairport Harbor

3 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Fairport Marine Museum listed 1971
  • Grantham, Norma, Site (33-La-139) listed 1984
  • Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light listed 1992

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.5 −36%
Playgrounds per 10k3.2 −66%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.9 +16%
Libraries per 10k3.2 3.7×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −85%
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 bars22.6 +9%
Shops31.1 +3%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.2 −15%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

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

Public school students12
530
89% below the median place
Public schools12
2
78% below the median place
Students per teacher12
15.6
1% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureFairport HarborAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12278% below
Public school students1253089% below
Students per teacher1215.61% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure22.69% above
Shops per 10k9County figure31.13% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure17.215% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k106.536% below
Playgrounds per 10k103.266% below
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1012.916% above
Libraries per 10k103.2272% above
Named paths and bike trails100.385% below
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11377% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 81°F, 6% below 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 Fairport Harbor. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high13
81°F
6% below the median place
Wildfire risk14
28.9
53% below the median place
Heat wave risk14
67.2
25% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFairport HarborAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure81°F6% below
January average low13County figure20°F19% below
Average temperature13County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation13County figure42.4 in3% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure77.316% below
Hurricane risk14County figure49.530% below
Tornado risk14County figure75.28% below
Wildfire risk14County figure28.953% below
Heat wave risk14County figure67.225% below
Median air quality index15County figure422% below
Good air days15County figure67.2%2% below
08

Fairport Harbor in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% 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$974/mo (2024)$1,240/mo$1,020 to $1,510/mo+4.1%
Median household income$52,308 (2024)$65,500$55,000 to $77,500+3.8%
Median home value$147,500 (2024)$208,000$151,000 to $287,000+5.9%
Population3,087 (2025)3,1002,970 to 3,230+0.1%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

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

09

Places like Fairport Harbor

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

PlaceRentIncome
Fair Plain, MI$1,019$52,817Compare
Rocky Mount, NC$957$55,534Compare
Tomah, WI$903$51,274Compare
Ashland, KY$872$52,715Compare
Ashland, KYTomah, WIRocky Mount, NCFair Plain, MIFairport Harbor, OHFairport HarborFair PlainRocky MountTomahAshlandFairport HarborFair PlainRocky MountTomahAshland

Common questions

Is Fairport Harbor a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Half the homes were built before 1938, older housing than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $41,900 a year left, less than in 88% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 21 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Fairport Harbor expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.3% 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 $147,500.

What salary do you need to live in Fairport Harbor?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $38,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Fairport Harbor?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Fair Plain, MI, Rocky Mount, NC, Tomah, WI and Ashland, KY.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Fairport Harbor with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Fairport Harbor itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/fairport-harbor-ohio

Citytistics. “Fairport Harbor, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/fairport-harbor-ohio/

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