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A village of 1,566 people in Ohio
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Map of Fairfax: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land6.6%33 of 496 acres
Trails0.5 mi0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves521 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Fairfax

Village in Ohio, United States
1955Established
1,768Population
0.8 sq miArea
564 ftElevation

Fairfax is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cincinnati. The population was 1,768 at the 2020 census.

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Living in Fairfax

Housing in Fairfax

$256K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Fairfax home is worth about $256,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the Ohio typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market59
Sale-to-list99.3%
Sold in May5
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Safety in Fairfax

D−

Safety Grade D-

Fairfax reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 100% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Fairfax 2.3
Ohio 2.9
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Fairfax 63.6
Ohio 14.7
U.S. 15.5
Natural hazards: ModerateMostly inland flooding · higher than 42% of U.S. communitiesDetails →
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Health in Fairfax

A−

Health Grade A−

Healthier than 79% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Ohio

16better than OH·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

The Jewish Hospital-Mercy HealthCincinnati · 4.5 mi · ER
Braxton F. Cann Memorial Medical CenterCincinnati · 1.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Fairfax · CMS · HRSAHealth in Fairfax →

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School Grade C

The public schools Fairfax’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictMariemont CitySchools1

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

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