Living in Fairborn, OH
Small city in Ohio
Fairborn is a small city in Ohio, home to about 35,000 people, with 915,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, there is some transit, though many people drive. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Fairborn a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $202k and rents for $1,650 a month
- Strong healthcare: 10 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Low natural disaster risk: 5 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Safe: violent crime is 0.7× the US rate (FBI 2019)
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Fewer family amenities than most places
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Key facts
Living in Fairborn: common questions
What is the cost of living in Fairborn?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $202k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,650 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 93, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Fairborn?
Ohio collects about $932 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.4% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Fairborn safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.7× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Fairborn?
Public schools in Fairborn test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 18 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Fairborn?
Fairborn has cold winters: winter days average around 40°F and summer days around 84°F, with roughly 19″ of snow a year.
Does Fairborn get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding, cold waves and tornadoes: 5 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.63 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Fairborn?
The nearest major airport is CMH, about 61 mi away.
How Fairborn scores
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