Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Fairfield Township grades C+ overall, 718th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $108K. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 71% of the country. A typical home there costs about $287K, 3.5 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. Fairfield Township’s median household income is $108,000, above both Ohio’s towns ($75,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Fitz Randolph-Rogers House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns.
Where Fairfield Township beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1787, comes before those of 99% of the Ohio towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 9,734 in 1960, 44,907 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1914 and 5 maps from 1915 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Fairfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
20 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
35 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
20 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
18 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
17 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a yearKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairfield Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Fairfield Township.
Fairfield Township has household incomes well above the Ohio norm, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
10 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Rentschler Forest MetroPark, at 379 acres with 2.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Fairfield Township’s trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Fairfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rentschler Forest MetroPark | 2.4 mi | 379 |
| 2. Butler County Fairgrounds | 1.3 mi | 31 |
| 3. Fairfield Township Community Park | 0.1 mi | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Fairfield City school district. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is D Russel Lee Career-Technology Center, with 930 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield East Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 650 | B− |
| D Russel Lee Career-Technology CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 930 | – |
| Fairfield North Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 629 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Fairfield Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Fairfield Township has added 840 jobs, to 5,044 in 2023. 4.7% of Fairfield Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Fairfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 7,393 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fairfield Township’s, it is less healthy than 94%, so it trails even them.
41% of adults have obesity in Fairfield Township. Fairfield Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 36% of adults feel lonely in Fairfield Township.
| Fairfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Fairfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 8.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.6% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fairfield Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Fairfield Township is 86°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 2001, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fairfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median household earns $108,353, against $71,389 across Ohio, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Fairfield Township has grown 3.4% since 2020, to 23,392 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Fairfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.1 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 44.3, men 43.9.
| Fairfield Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.6% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
8 within 15 miles of the center of Fairfield Township
About 4 of every 100 Fairfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Fairfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Ohio, US
Fairfield is a city in southern Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb located about 25 miles (40 km) north of Cincinnati and is situated on the east bank of the Great Miami River. The population was 44,907 as of the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1955 from portions of Fairfield Township, it includes the former hamlets of Symmes Corner, Fair Play, Furmandale, and Stockton. The Fairfield City School District is one of the largest in Ohio and serves both the city and Fairfield Township.
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10 towns share a border with Fairfield Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | #718 | C+ | C+ | — | B− | C |
| Hamilton | #889 | C− | B+ | C− | C+ | D |
| Fairfield | #681 | C+ | B− | B− | B− | C+ |
| St. Clair Township | #850 | C | A− | — | B− | C |
| Ross Township | #328 | B+ | C+ | A− | A | C |
| Woodsdale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Miami | — | — | B+ | — | C | D− |
| Liberty Township | #628 | B− | C− | — | A− | C |
New Miami has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Fairfield Township, St. Clair Township, New Miami and Liberty Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Woodsdale isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fairfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Fairfield Township grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #718 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
