Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMeasured against area pay, Fairfield Township costs less to live in than 76% of U.S. towns
Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Norwalk, OH micro area ($68K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Norwalk-area micro earn ($68K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 2.1 years of area income, and 8% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,080a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
In paychecks the grade
- 2.1 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$68K, Norwalk-area income
- 17%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 24%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What stands out about housing in Fairfield Township
What’s behind Fairfield Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Fairfield Township is more affordable than 76% of U.S. towns. Rent pulls the grade down most; home prices hold it up.
A typical home costs 2.1 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Fairfield Township’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Fairfield Township home, with $115K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,080 a month here, $200 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Fairfield Township’s typical property tax (1.08% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,080
Renters already here pay a median of $979, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Huron County, OH): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Fairfield Township in 2025. That's 0.9 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Ohio (3.3). Over the past 10 years, Fairfield Township has permitted 21 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Fairfield Township's population fell by 94 even though 6 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Ohio: 1.3 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $367,000 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $238,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $238,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $423,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $201,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $201,000 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $135,000 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $149,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $106,000 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $190,000 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $350,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Property tax runs below the Ohio norm
The median bill is $1,549 (Ohio: $2,822), 1.08% of a home’s value a year, against 1.31% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
Fairfield Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Fairfield Township. Bronson Township and Greenfield Township and Fitchville Township and Ripley Township have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | A− | — | $143K | 1.08% | $1,080 |
| Greenfield Township | B− | — | $219K | 1.07% | $1,020 |
| Bronson Township | C+ | — | $259K | 1.16% | $970 |
| Ripley Township | B+ | — | $180K | 1.25% | $1,000 |
| Fitchville Township | A | — | $182K | 0.96% | $970 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Fairfield Township
Is Fairfield Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Fairfield Township costs less than 76% of U.S. towns: an A− for cost of living. The typical home costs 2.1 years of the median household income of the Norwalk, OH micro area ($68K).
How much is rent in Fairfield Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,080 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $979 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Fairfield Township?
The median bill is $1,549 a year, 1.08% of the median home value (Ohio: $2,822, 1.31%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Fairfield Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.