FairplayGA
A town of 1,881.
Is Fairplay a good place to live?
Fairplay’s best subject grade is an A+ for incomes; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 4 of Georgia’s 367 towns score higher on incomes. Fairplay has 1 place on the National Register. Fairplay has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Fairplay stand out
Where Fairplay beats most towns.
100% of working residents leave Fairplay for work
Where Fairplay’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Fairplay grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Fairplay is from typical.
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Moving to Fairplay: who provides what
Fairplay is unincorporated, so Douglas County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairplay.
A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Fairplay than in most of Georgia or the rest of the country
1.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Fairplay, against 15% in Georgia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The median household income in Fairplay is $120,000. Jobs based in Fairplay grew to 154 in 2023, 33 more than in 2013.
| Fairplay | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $120,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 9.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fairplay’s public schools trail 51% of Georgia districts
Its public schools are run by the Douglas County school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Douglas Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 544 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Fairplay
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Fairplay
Fairplay has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Fairplay’s July high is 89°F, below Georgia’s towns (90°F) but above U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Fairplay is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns
Fairplay beats the Georgia average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of Fairplay adults worry about having enough food.
| Fairplay | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 22% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 39% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Fairplay | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 17.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 15% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Fairplay sell for about $367K
85% of households own their home in Fairplay.
| Fairplay | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $987 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Fairplay
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fairplay
About 3 of every 100 Fairplay residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
About Fairplay
Place in Georgia, United States
Fairplay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Douglas County, Georgia, United States. It first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,267.
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Questions about Fairplay
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairplay, GA expensive?
That is 4 years of the area's median household income ($89,724 across the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.