Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Fairplay’s July high is 74°F, below both the Colorado town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Only 9 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a lower share of households owning their home than Fairplay. Fairplay has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Park County Courthouse and Jail and South Park Community Church. Fairplay has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Fairplay beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 301 in 1890, 724 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and a map from 1960 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairplay, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Fairplay.
Most working residents leave Fairplay for work: only 15% work in town. Fairplay’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, against 25 minutes in Colorado’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Fairplay has added 128 jobs, to 616 in 2023.
| Fairplay | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 7.7% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Park County School District No. Re-2. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edith Teter Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 190 | C+ |
| South Park High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 121 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fairplay has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. Fairplay’s January low is 7°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
20 crimes were reported in Fairplay in 2025: 16 property and 4 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Fairplay is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Fairplay beats the Colorado average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 21% of adults binge drink in Fairplay.
| Fairplay | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 26% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 25% |
| What stands out | Fairplay | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 59.1% | 64.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Fairplay home is worth about $594,000, down 1.5% in a year, 12% above the Colorado typical home. The median rent in Fairplay is $2,166 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Fairplay | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairplay. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi MountainMount Elbert
in town MuseumSouth Park City
32 mi MountainMount Blue Sky
20 mi Ski areaCopper Mountain153 runs · 2,644 ft vertical
34 mi Ski areaVail322 runs · 3,523 ft vertical
18 mi Ski areaBreckenridge157 runs · 3,193 ft verticalMount Elbert: Hogs555 (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Park City: Ken Gallager, Public domain · Mount Blue Sky: Lookinhere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Copper Mountain: Jarrod Doll from United States of America, CC BY 2.0 · Vail: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Breckenridge: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Fairplay; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Fairplay residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Colorado.
Where Fairplay’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Fairplay on the National Register of Historic Places.
Statutory town and seat of Park County, Colorado, United States
Fairplay is the statutory town that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Park County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 724 at the 2020 United States census. Fairplay is located in South Park at an elevation of 9,953 feet (3,034 m). The town is the sixth-highest incorporated municipality in the State of Colorado. Fairplay is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
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Fairplay has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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