Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 10,742, organized in 1806.
Homes are expensive, about $316K for a typical one and 5.6 times the Youngstown metro’s $57K median household income. Overall it grades C−, ranked 864th of 987 in Ohio. Its schools outperform 88% of the state's and natural-hazard risk is low. Fairfield Township’s median age is 60.5 years, where Ohio’s towns sit at 41.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Fairfield Township beats most towns.
Where Fairfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Fairfield Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A for hazard risk (better than 93% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 2%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 8,996 in 1980, 9,769 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 5 maps from 1907 on.
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.
549 jobs are based in Fairfield Township, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 16.8 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Fairfield Township for work: only 3% work in town. Fairfield Township’s average trip to work is 17 minutes. Since 2013, Fairfield Township has lost 116 jobs, to 549 in 2023.
| Fairfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fairfield Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fairfield Township beats the Ohio average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 42% of Fairfield Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Fairfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Fairfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.4% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
38 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium9 mi Park & preserveMill Creek Park
37 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
14 mi MuseumButler Institute of American Art
21 mi AttractionChester teapotPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Fairfield Township
About 2 of every 100 Fairfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Fairfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States, extending into southern Mahoning County. The 2020 census reported 9,769 people living in the township.
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2 towns share a border with Fairfield Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | #864 | C− | D− | — | A | C+ |
| Beaver Township | #406 | B+ | D | B+ | A | B |
| Columbiana | #110 | A | B | A | A | C+ |
Fairfield Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Fairfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Fairfield Township grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #864 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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