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Fairfax is a small town of 1,566 people in Hamilton County, Ohio. It's about 6 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,566people
$246kTypical home
$1,229/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
14"Snow
220Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,566
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,010 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 6 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,551/mo)
- Median rent $1,229/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°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
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,033 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to LUK airport
- 16 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 558 ft
- 382 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 95 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,423 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 301 bars within 25 mi
- 386 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: D+15 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk