Fair PlaySC
With 757 residents, this town was settled in 1833.
Is Fair Play a good place to live?
31% of residents live below the poverty line in Fair Play, above both the South Carolina town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Fair Play has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
757 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fair Play: who provides what
Fair Play is unincorporated, so Anderson 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 Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fair Play.
More middle-aged adults than South Carolina overall
South Carolina has nearly a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 26%. Adults 35 to 64 are just over half of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). For Fair Play, the midpoint age is 52.1 years.
| Fair Play | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.1 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 16% and 82% women
The Census survey reached too few of Fair Play’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±32.7 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Fair Play | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.1% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 29.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.5% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.1% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.1% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
Fair Play faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
FEMA puts 56% of Fair Play’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 25% to inland flooding. Compared with 71% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Fair Play after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most people working in Fair Play commute elsewhere
Commuting out is the norm in the town: 5% of working residents work locally. Fair Play’s middle household income comes in at $82,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 128, to 272. The top destinations are Clemson (7%), Greenville (6%) and Anderson (5%).
| Fair Play | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $82,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Fair Play is
Among adults in Fair Play, 40% have high blood pressure. In Fair Play, 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 16% have diabetes.
| Fair Play | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 23% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Fair Play | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.2% | 13.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 7.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.3% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Fair Play are worth about $335K, by Zillow’s estimate
84% of Fair Play households live in a home they own.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Memorial Stadium, Clemson and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fair Play. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium, Clemson
9 mi LakeLake Hartwell
22 mi MountainCurrahee Mountain
21 mi LakeLake Keowee
32 mi LakeLake Jocassee27 mi WaterfallTallulah GorgePhoto credits
Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Hartwell: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Currahee Mountain: Wikilackey (talk), Public domain · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain
Everything we know about Fair Play
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Fair Play
About 0 of every 100 Fair Play residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
About Fair Play
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
Fair Play is a census-designated place located in Oconee County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. A small portion of the CDP extends into Anderson County. As of the 2020 census, the population of Fair Play was 704.
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- Area
- 6.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 815 ft
- ZIP code
- 29643
Questions about Fair Play
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fair Play, SC a good place to live?
Fair Play has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.