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Fairborn is a small city of 34,534 people in Greene County, Ohio. It's about 10 miles from Dayton, OH and 53 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $977 a month.
34,534people
$175kTypical home
$977/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
18"Snow
220Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,534
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,370 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 10 mi to Dayton, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,104/mo)
- Median rent $977/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (295 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,166 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 22% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to DAY airport
- 61 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 369 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 576 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 99 bars within 25 mi
- 169 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+20 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk