Community Report for Fairlawn

The City of Fairlawn's tag line is "A Great Place To Live" but what makes it so?  This small city is very community oriented as it offers a multitude of events to participate in through out the year including; Summer Concert Series, 4^th of July Weekend (parade, fireworks & Akron Symphony), Family Fun Night, Community Golf Day and many Children's events.  The city also provides 5 city operated parks and a community center on 53 acres with 1.55 miles of boardwalk.  The most commonly know feature of Fairlawn is the shopping!  Summit Mall and several shopping centers make it a great place to find what you need.  As for real estate; over the last 12 months the average single family home sold for just over $212,000 and was on the market for a total of 93 days.  Overall the community appears to be on a controlled growth plan that is focused on the residence.

Stats for the community:

5.2 miles of land

2000 census 7,300

average age is 44

median income of $51,528

2005-6 school district rating: Excellent