Housing data for Fairplay, GA
Fairplay, GA has an estimated 1,881 residents and 713 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Douglas County.
15.0% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $987 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,881 (±511)
- Housing units
- 713 (±170)
- Households that rent
- 15.0%
- Median gross rent
- $987
What stands out in Fairplay
Renters paying 30% or more of income: 0.0% (±49.9 points) in Fairplay, lower than in Douglas County (50.3%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±11.1 points) in Fairplay, lower than in Douglas County (13.2%).
Households that rent: 15.0% (±15.3 points) in Fairplay, lower than in Douglas County (33.1%).
Median household income: $119,667 (±$16,820) in Fairplay, higher than in Douglas County ($82,984).
Housing in Fairplay at a glance
- Median rent: $987 median gross rent a month
- Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 15.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $119,667 median household income
- Home values: $355,200 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,743 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $3,045 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 87.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 28.7% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 60.0% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 32.6 minutes average trip to work
- How long people stay: 33.4% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Fairplay against Douglas County, its state and the nation
| Fairplay | Douglas County | Georgia | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,881 (±511) | 147,888 (exact) | 10,940,407 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 713 (±170) | 56,187 (±48) | 4,541,835 (±1,384) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 15.0% (±15.3 points) | 33.1% (±2.1 points) | 34.3% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $987 (±$196) | $1,570 (±$49) | $1,393 (±$6) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $119,667 (±$16,820) | $82,984 (±$3,540) | $77,353 (±$407) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $355,200 (±$140,785) | $296,900 (±$7,795) | $303,300 (±$1,171) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,045 (±$1,984) | $2,212 (±$96) | $2,341 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 28.7% (±19.4 points) | 25.3% (±1.9 points) | 31.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 32.6 minutes (±4.9) | 33.2 minutes (±1.1) | 28.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 98.7% (±2.4 points) | 94.9% (±0.9 points) | 91.0% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 41.0 years (±16.0) | 36.9 years (±0.3) | 37.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Fairplay covers 2.7 square miles of land, about 689 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
Crime reported to police in Douglas County
Fairplay has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Douglas County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Douglas County recorded 272 violent and 1,557 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Fairplay
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Plantation | 4.2 mi | $1,783 | $332,600 | 9.6% |
| Chattahoochee Hills | 7.2 mi | — | $397,000 | 10.4% |
| Villa Rica | 8.2 mi | $1,547 | $274,200 | 34.8% |
| Whitesburg | 9.2 mi | $788 | $168,800 | 35.5% |
| Palmetto | 12 mi | $1,154 | $228,800 | 40.0% |
| Temple | 12 mi | $1,384 | $232,800 | 17.5% |
| Douglasville | 12 mi | $1,582 | $359,200 | 51.7% |
| Carrollton | 13 mi | $1,089 | $311,100 | 59.0% |
Places in Georgia most like Fairplay
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont | $984 | $321,500 | $135,500 | 16.4% |
| Williamson | $1,021 | $418,500 | $125,556 | 16.3% |
| Jefferson | $1,074 | $377,300 | $109,828 | 20.4% |
| Ball Ground | $1,344 | $366,300 | $117,829 | 14.8% |
| Tyrone | $1,191 | $470,400 | $135,691 | 11.2% |
| Nelson | $998 | $255,000 | $89,375 | 22.6% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Georgia.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Fairplay, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,554 | $1,619 | $1,762 | $2,099 | $2,493 |
HUD income limits for Fairplay, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $24,750 | $41,250 | $66,000 |
| 2 people | $28,300 | $47,150 | $75,400 |
| 3 people | $31,850 | $53,050 | $84,850 |
| 4 people | $35,350 | $58,900 | $94,250 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $63,650 | $101,800 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $68,350 | $109,350 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $73,050 | $116,900 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $77,750 | $124,450 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $117,800.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Fairplay is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Fairplay
What is the average rent in Fairplay, GA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Fairplay is $987 (±$196) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
What is the median household income in Fairplay?
The median household income in Fairplay is $119,667 (±$16,820) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Fairplay, GA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $355,200 (±$140,785) for owner-occupied homes in Fairplay (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Fairplay?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Fairplay, GA is $1,743 (±$438) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How many homes are in Fairplay?
Fairplay, GA has an estimated 713 (±170) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Fairplay?
Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Fairplay, used by 60.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fairplay CDP, Georgia
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fairplay CDP, Georgia
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fairplay CDP, Georgia
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fairplay CDP, Georgia
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fairplay CDP, Georgia
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fairplay CDP, Georgia
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fairplay CDP, Georgia
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Fairplay CDP, Georgia (place:28548, in state:13).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .