Fairchilds TX Cotton Harvest, 2012
Fairchilds’s story
114 years in pictures
Census counts: 678 in 2000, 864 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 2 maps from 1953 on.
- 1912Fairchilds is settled
FairchildsTX
A town of 1,060, settled in 1912.
Photo: Djmaschek · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,060
2025 Census estimate · +22% since 2020
Typical home
$372K
+1.6% in a year
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
52.8
years
Jobs based here
28
A commuter town
Is Fairchilds a good place to live?
The best of Fairchilds’ subject grades is an A for schools; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. 12% of residents are under 18 in Fairchilds, where Texas’ towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 22%. On the outdoors, just 84 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Fairchilds has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
StrongestASchools
Small town
1,060 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Fairchilds grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Fairchilds is from typical.
SchoolsBeat 87% of Texas districts on tests and graduationAOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.3 of 20; 0.3% of households have no car; 5.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →Cost of livingB−Open →Jobs & income$69K median household income; 28 jobs based hereB−Open →HealthOakbend Medical Center 9.8 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryC−Open →Civic life3.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 95° summer afternoons–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 52.8; 22% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Fairchilds: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairchilds, and how to reach them.
PowerCenterPoint EnergyEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterVacek Country Meadows water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Fairchilds’ trash rules yet
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereFort Bend County Early Voting ClerkFort Bend County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2024
ZIP codes77469, 7746177469 74% · 77461 26%Census 2020
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 Fairchilds.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Most of Fairchilds’ workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Fairchilds for work: only 0% work in town. At 34 minutes, Fairchilds’ average trip to work is above both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 14% of Fairchilds residents live below the poverty line.
0%work in town
| Fairchilds | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Fairchilds0%
Houston33%
Rosenberg10%
Sugar Land8%
Needville3%
27 mi
median commute distance
28
jobs based in Fairchilds
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HousingCost of living grade B−
Fairchilds’ typical home value is about $372K
The typical Fairchilds home is worth about $372,000, up 1.6% in a year, 25% above the Texas typical home. 81% of households own their home in Fairchilds.
$372KZillow home value
| Fairchilds | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $995 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Fairchilds$372K
Texas$296K
+1.6%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in April
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Fairchilds
Fairchilds has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Fairchilds’ July high is 94°F.
95°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter46–66°
Spring60–80°
Summer74–93°
Fall61–82°
Dec 6
typical first frost
Feb 15
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
95°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
High risk in Fairchilds, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 2015, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fairchilds.
64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
17
paid flood claims since 2015
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthB−
Fairchilds ranks healthier than 50% of the country’s towns
Fairchilds beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
51%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Fairchilds | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 19% |
31 measures vs. Texas
2 better27 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Fairchilds | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 14.4% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 9.4% | 10.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.9% | 12.5% |
Oakbend Medical Center
9.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Fairchilds
17pages on Fairchilds
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fairchilds; the nearest are
North American UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Stafford18.4 mi$15,436 tuitionWharton County Junior CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wharton20.2 mi$3,192 in-state tuitionThe University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonUniversity or college · Public · Houston29 mi
About 5 of every 100 Fairchilds residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Fairchilds for work
Where Fairchilds’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
28jobs based in Fairchilds
0%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Fairchilds
Village in Texas, United States
Fairchilds is a village in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 864 at the 2020 census. The center of Fairchilds is located 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Needville at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 361 (Fairchilds-Long Point Road) and Needville-Fairchilds Road. The Fairchild Farmer Co-op Gin and a few other businesses can be found near the intersection. Established in 1890 by three men of German descent, the community is named after a man who settled there around 1840.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 79 ft
- Area code
- 979
Questions about Fairchilds
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairchilds, TX expensive?
That is 4.5 years of the area's median household income ($82,168 across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.