Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,500 residents make their home in this town in Ohio.
Fairfield Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for schools and civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 169 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns score lower on incomes. Residents are less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Fairfield Township’s trail network density is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both Ohio’s towns (0.2) and U.S. towns (0.4). Camp Tuscazoar Preserve, at 652 acres with 19.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Fairfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 5 maps from 1912 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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.
In Fairfield Township, 22% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Among adults locally, 19% smoke cigarettes and 41% sleep under 7 hours.
| Fairfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fairfield Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.5% | 15.3% |
| More smokers | 18.7% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Fairfield Township break down as 72% from inland flooding and 6% from hail. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The top destinations are Dover (10%), Canton (9%) and New Philadelphia (8%). Fairfield Township’s typical journey to work comes in at 28 minutes. Among residents in the town, 19% live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 17 miles away.
| Fairfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 20°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Four-year graduates: nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older here, 32% across Ohio. No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average.
| Fairfield Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.9 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
41% women, 59% men
About 145 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.6 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 86% are men (OH 41%).
| Fairfield Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 50.9% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
Across 2 parks and preserves: 24 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Camp Tuscazoar Preserve | 19.9 mi | 652 |
| 2. Kimble Trail | 2.7 mi | 50 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
39 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
20 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
19 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
16 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
8 mi MuseumFort LaurensPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Laurens: Roseohioresident, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fairfield Township
About 3 of every 100 Fairfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Fairfield Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,509 people in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Fairfield Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Goshen Township | #425 | B | A− | — | B | C− |
| Warren Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | D |
| Sandy Township | #695 | C+ | B− | — | B+ | C− |
| New Philadelphia | #572 | B− | B | B+ | B− | C− |
| Dover Township | #826 | C | C+ | — | B | C |
Fairfield Township and Warren Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fairfield Township, Goshen Township, Warren Township, Sandy Township and Dover Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fairfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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