FairdalePA
A town of 2,126.
Is Fairdale a good place to live?
9.9% of residents are under 18 in Fairdale, against 20% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Wana B Park, at 27 acres. We don’t grade Fairdale yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Fairdale for work
Where Fairdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Fairdale: who provides what
Fairdale is unincorporated, so Greene 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 Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairdale.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Fairdale’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Fairdale for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Fairdale has lost 128 jobs, to 214 in 2023. Fairdale’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Fairdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer children than Pennsylvania overall
Children under 18 are 10% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 30% of residents (20% statewide). The median age in Fairdale is 55.3 years. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Fairdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.2 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Fairdale | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 24.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.6% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 7.2% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 22.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
In Fairdale, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Fairdale has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Fairdale is
Fairdale beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Fairdale.
| Fairdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Fairdale | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.6% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Fairdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wana B Park | 0.9 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Fairdale
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fallingwater and 59 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
35 mi Theme parkKennywood
17 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
38 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
38 mi Stadium & arenaPNC ParkPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Fairdale
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Fairdale
About 2 of every 100 Fairdale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Fairdale’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Fairdale.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairdale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carmichaels | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fairdale and Carmichaels aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fairdale with a neighbor →
Questions about Fairdale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairdale, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Fairdale yet; the figures below are still real.