Fairfield BeachOH
1,432 people call this town in Ohio home.
Is Fairfield Beach a good place to live?
Fairfield Beach’s best subject grade is a B+ for schools. Fairfield Beach’s age of the median resident is 52.1 years, above both the Ohio town median (41.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 994 Ohio towns, just 10 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Fairfield Beach. Fairfield Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Fairfield Beach stand out
Where Fairfield Beach beats most towns.
1,432 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Fairfield Beach grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Fairfield Beach is from typical.
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Moving to Fairfield Beach: who provides what
Fairfield Beach is unincorporated, so Fairfield 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 Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairfield Beach.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Fairfield Beach: inland flooding
FEMA puts 68% of Fairfield Beach’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, Fairfield Beach sits below 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fairfield Beach has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
It had 41 jobs in 2023, up 33 from 2013. Fairfield Beach’s median household income stands at $49,000. The top destinations are Columbus (28%), Lancaster (5%) and Newark (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 24 miles.
| Fairfield Beach | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Fairfield Beach
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 20°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fairfield Beach is healthier than 52% of U.S. towns
27% of Fairfield Beach adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among adults here, 40% sleep under 7 hours.
| Fairfield Beach | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Fairfield Beach | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.1% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Fairfield Beach sells for about $314K
In Fairfield Beach, 86% of households own their home. The going rate for rent here is $1,147 a month.
| Fairfield Beach | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,147 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Ohio Stadium and 31 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairfield Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
28 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
29 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
30 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
38 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
34 mi State parkHocking Hills State ParkPhoto credits
Ohio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Hocking Hills State Park: Ramseybuckeye, Public domain
Everything we know about Fairfield Beach
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Fairfield Beach
About 3 of every 100 Fairfield Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
99% of working residents leave Fairfield Beach for work
Where Fairfield Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fairfield Beach
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Fairfield Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,267 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 928 ft
Questions about Fairfield Beach
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairfield Beach, OH expensive?
The typical home is worth about $215,000, 12% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.