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Conserved land2.6%19 of 738 acres
Trails1.2 mi1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves018 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Fairplay

Statutory town and seat of Park County, Colorado, United States
1859Established
724Population
1.1 sq miArea
9,954 ftElevation

Fairplay is the statutory town that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Park County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 724 at the 2020 United States census. Fairplay is located in South Park at an elevation of 9,953 feet (3,034 m). The town is the sixth-highest incorporated municipality in the State of Colorado. Fairplay is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

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ZIP code80440
Area code719
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Housing in Fairplay

$596K▼ 1.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Fairplay home is worth about $596,000, down 1.7% in a year, 12% above the Colorado typical home.

Only 3 sales in April 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Fairplay

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Not graded

Fairplay has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.

Violent4
Property16
Reported in 202520
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School Grade C+

The public schools Fairplay’s kids attend trail 61% of Colorado’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictPark County School District No. Re-2Schools3

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within CO. Ratings are from neighbors.

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