Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Median home value$234,500
Cincinnati $258,600
Median rent$1,242/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Cincinnati 27%
Fairfield
Butler County44,828 residentsFairfield City
57
C−
Suburbgrade score
25th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
57
Cincinnati median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Fairfield is like to live in, by category
Bars show Fairfield against Cincinnati. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Cincinnati median 56th pct
Student–teacher ratio20.4
Cincinnati median 17.3
Graduation rate89%
Cincinnati median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index99
Cincinnati 100
Eff. tax rate1.20%
Cincinnati 1.23%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cincinnati median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 59/100
C
Mean commute23.8 min
Cincinnati 24.7 min
Under 30 minutes69%
Cincinnati 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Cincinnati median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 67/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés20
Cincinnati median 36 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Cincinnati median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks43
Cincinnati median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median household income$77,937
Cincinnati $81,120
Unemployment5.5%
Cincinnati 4.4%
Professional occupations39%
Cincinnati 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Fairfield on schools
Fairfield's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Fort Thomas18 mi from FairfieldA 73 B Florence24 mi from FairfieldA− 68 B− Forestville21 mi from FairfieldA− 66 C+ Oakbrook24 mi from FairfieldA− 71 B− Blue Ash10 mi from FairfieldB+ 73 B Francisville18 mi from FairfieldB+ 68 B− Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Fairfield
Is Fairfield, OH a good place to live?
Fairfield scores 57 out of 100, 25th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Fairfield expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $234,500, 9% below the Cincinnati median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.20%. $1,242/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Fairfield?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Fairfield sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 20.4 student–teacher ratio. Fairfield is served by Fairfield City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Fairfield?
The mean commute is 23.8 min, with 69% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Fairfield?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 20 restaurants and cafés and 43 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Fairfield old or new?
The median home in Fairfield was built in 1978 — close to the Cincinnati median of 1976. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 65% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.