Fairfield Apartments and Rentals

The lovely southwestern Ohio city sits a mere 20 miles north of Cincinnati. Home to an estimated 42,730 people as of 2010 according to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fairfield apartments for rent can be found across the nearly 21 square miles of land that make up this city. The city's prime location at the northern loop of Interstate 275 puts a variety of recreational, cultural and business areas at its residents' disposal.

Fairfield is home to a thriving business hub with more than 1,200 businesses, and provides residents with easy access to a number of interstate highways and the Butler County Regional Airport. Roughly 23.2 percent of the city's population is under the age of 18, making this Ohio city a family-friendly suburban haven.

People living in Fairfield apartments can enjoy the city's unique history. The land was part of a purchase of 330,000 acres by Judge John Cleves Symmes in 1787. The land stretched between the mouth and the source of the two Miami rivers, and the first settlers here were mainly veterans of the Revolutionary War.

Fairfield officially became a city in 1955 after concerned citizens gathered to protest the annexation of the land it was located on. In the late 1950s, Fairfield saw the growth and creation of city-based services, a post office, a high school, a library and churches. The city underwent diversified business development in the 1990s, as well as the development of commercial and residential sectors.

Fairfield apartments are excellent options for the more than 24,000 community residents in the labor force. The top employer for the city is Cincinnati Financial Corp with an estimated 2,900 employees. Other major Fairfield employers include Liberty Mutual with an estimated 1,300 employees and Mercy Hospital Fairfield with an estimated 1,200 employees. Other notable employers include the Fairfield City School District, Medco Health Solutions, Koch Foods and Tri-County Extended Care. The most common industry according to City-Data information is the manufacturing industry at 24 percent.

Students can take advantage of a number of higher education facilities that are just within reach of Fairfield, including the Cincinnati Christian University, Cincinnati College, Xavier College and Mount St. Joseph College, all located approximately 12 miles from Fairfield.

According to data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, Fairfield rentals have a vacancy rate of 9.9 percent, and the median gross rent was $826 in 2010. Roughly 45.2 percent of all renters fall in the gross rent range of $750 to $999, with 95.5 percent of all renters falling in the wider range of $500 to $1,499. The data further indicated that 32 percent of all renters reported spending 35 percent or more of their household income on gross rental costs.

City-Data revealed that in March 2012, the cost of living in Fairfield was assigned a value of 89.8 points, which is 10.1 percent less than the national average of 100 points.

On the list of attractions available to residents in Fairfield apartments and visitors is the Fairfield Community Arts Center, which was opened in 2005 and includes a 237-seat theater, arts and crafts studio, dance and  fitness studio, children's room, senior lounge, classroom, multi-purpose community room and an art gallery. There is truly something for everyone to enjoy here.

There are numerous recreational facilities in the city, and Fairfield maintains 28 parks, an 18-hole and 9-hole golf course, an Aquatics Center, an 1817 farm mansion, a lake reserved for prime fishing and an extensive path and trail system for hiking and biking. There are leisure activities for people of all walks of life to enjoy in Fairfield.

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