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A town of 553.

Population
553
−12.2% since 2010
Median home value
$168K
Census ACS
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
33.1
years
Jobs based here
237
Balanced
Small town

553 people, and everyone knows the way

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Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Fairplay has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°
Spring43–65°
Summer63–85°
Fall44–67°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Fairplay

Most working residents leave Fairplay for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Linton (14%), Bloomington (6%) and Grant (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Fairplay4%
Linton14%
Bloomington6%
Grant5%
Center4%
23 mi
median commute distance
237
jobs based in Fairplay
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 36% of U.S. communities.

36risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
36Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Fairplay is

Fairplay beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

32 measures vs. Indiana
1 better20 too close to call11 worse
What stands outFairplayIN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.7%77.4%
More adults with COPD10.5%8.1%
Greene County General Hospital
8.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Fairplay’s public schools outperform 59% of Indiana districts

The public schools Fairplay’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
White River Valley High School9–12208C+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors

1.1% of Fairplay is conserved land

11 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

1.1%conserved
1.1%
conserved · 176 of 16,682 acres
11 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Fairplay

Township in Indiana, United States

Fairplay Township is one of fifteen townships in Greene County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 505, down from 575 at 2010.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
505
Area
26 sq mi
Elevation
499 ft

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