Census-designated place · Douglas County, Georgia

Fairplay, Georgia

Fairplay is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Georgia, part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area. It has 1,881 residents. Fairplay, Georgia has a quality-of-life score of 38 out of 100 (low), ranking #9,771 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Georgia it ranks #103 of 386 cities and towns. It ranks best on poverty rate (low), new business applications (high) and income inequality (Gini index) (low). It ranks worst on job growth (low), public libraries (low) and social associations (low).

38Low

Quality-of-life score: #9,771 of 15,651 cities and towns
Georgia: #103 of 386 in GA
Population: 1,881 (2020-2024)
Land area: 3 mi²
Density: 689.2 /mi²
FIPS code: 1328548

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 75 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety24#11,903/15,637
Economy89#1,777/15,631
Housing48#7,849/14,977
Health50#7,836/15,609
Healthcare33#10,440/15,650
Environment62#5,912/15,453
Education27#11,363/15,649
Infrastructure70#4,660/15,650
Community8#14,365/15,651
Leisure & amenities15#13,373/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Fairplay, Georgia ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Douglas County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Poverty rate · low1.6%
97/100Georgia 12.8%United States 12.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001High uncertainty
New business applications · high28.1 /1k
97/100Georgia 22.5 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauDouglas County value
Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.249
97/100Georgia 0.477United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Unemployment rate · low1.2%
91/100Georgia 3.4%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025High uncertainty
Broadband subscriptions · high98.7%
90/100Georgia 91.0%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Primary care shortage · low0.0
90/100Georgia 8.2United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationDouglas County value

Weaknesses

Job growth · low-3.1%
7/100Georgia 0.0%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataDouglas County value
Public libraries · low0.2 /10k
7/100Georgia 0.4 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesDouglas County value
Social associations · low5.4 /10k
8/100Georgia 8.8 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteDouglas County value
Preventable hospital stays · high4,073 /100k
8/100Georgia 3,147 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteDouglas County value
Loneliness · high37.1%
10/100Georgia 37.9%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · high9.0 µg/m³
11/100Georgia 9.1 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDouglas County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
985 (2016-2020) → 1,881 (2020-2024)
+91%4 yearsCensus table B01003US 331,578,104 → 340,003,797
Median household incomeImproving
$63,864 (2016-2020) → $119,667 (2020-2024)
+87%4 yearsCensus table B19013US $67,340 → $81,604
Home price to income ratioWorsening
2.0× (2016-2020) → 3.0× (2020-2024)
+52%4 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Child poverty rateWorsening
0.0% (2016-2020) → 4.6% (2020-2024)
+4.6 pts4 yearsCensus table B17001US 15.7% → 15.5%
High school diploma or higherImproving
90.4% (2016-2020) → 94.9% (2020-2024)
+4.5 pts4 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.5% → 89.6%
Average commute timeImproving
41.7 min (2016-2020) → 32.6 min (2020-2024)
−22%4 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

There is not enough history to compare Fairplay, Georgia over five years.

Cities and towns like Fairplay, Georgia five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Fairplay, Georgia in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Fairplay, Georgia five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,881 residents (±511)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,881 residents (±511)

Fairplay, Georgia
Georgia share

White77%†1,443
Black4.8%†91
Hispanic or Latino10%†191

Education

1,286 residents (±310)

Fairplay, Georgia
Georgia share

No high school diploma5.1%†66
High school or GED33%†419
Some college29%†368

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

672 households (±172)

Fairplay, Georgia
Georgia share

Under $25k2.2%†15
$25k–50k4.0%†27
$50k–75k14%†92
$75k–100k0.0%0
$100k–150k61%†411
$150k–200k4.6%†31
$200k or more14%†96

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

672 households (±172)

Fairplay, Georgia
Georgia share

Own85%571
Rent15%†101

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

101 households (±112)

Fairplay, Georgia
Georgia share

Under $7500.0%0
$750–1,00057%†58
$1,000–1,50034%†34

Home values

571 homes (±160)

Fairplay, Georgia
Georgia share

Under $150k5.4%†31
$150k–250k33%†191
$250k–400k17%†98

Age of homes

713 homes (±170)

Fairplay, Georgia
Georgia share

2010 or later5.9%†42
2000–200925%†181
1980–199940%†286

Size of homes

713 homes (±170)

Fairplay, Georgia
Georgia share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom0.0%0
2 bedrooms13%†93
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,266 workers (±370)

Fairplay, Georgia
Georgia share

Drive alone88%†1,115
Carpool3.1%†39
Public transit0.0%0
Walk1.1%†14
Bike0.0%0
Work from home7.7%†98
Other0.0%0

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,168 workers (±375)

Fairplay, Georgia
Georgia share

Under 15 min14%†163
15–29 min20%†236
30–44 min36%†426

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Douglas County, the county holding most of Fairplay's residents.

Douglas County has 2,875 employer establishments, 192 for every 10,000 residents (0.78× the US rate of 248; 0.81× Georgia's), with 47,319 paid employees at an average annual pay of $49,232. The Census Bureau also counts 18,972 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,875; 18,972 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 192; US 248 · Georgia 236
Paid employees: 47,319
Average annual pay: $49,232; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Douglas County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	252	16.9	0.81×About typical	2,616	$62,664	895
Specialty trade contractors	227	15.2	0.98×About typical	2,219	$73,822	1,280
Restaurants and other eating places	225	15.1	0.82×About typical	4,956	$20,728	101
Limited-service restaurants	118	7.9	0.98×About typical	2,748	$19,269	33
Lessors of real estate	114	7.6	0.62×Fewer than typical	531	$135,275	926
Truck transportation	107	7.2	1.42×More than typical	2,004	$52,287	775
Building equipment contractors	91	6.1	1.01×About typical	1,107	$72,575	284
Automotive repair and maintenance	89	6	1.18×About typical	521	$49,889	315
Construction of buildings	84	5.6	0.74×Fewer than typical	233	$70,803	620
Full-service restaurants	82	5.5	0.71×Fewer than typical	1,836	$23,385	33
Offices of physicians	79	5.3	0.82×About typical	722	$100,719	70
Religious organizations	67	4.5	0.81×About typical	580	$23,843	—

Rank places for an industry Open Douglas County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 149,368 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Fairplay, Georgia: $0 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $0
Per resident: $0; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

62KFY2023
18KFY2024

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Fairplay, Georgia, so they do not add up across cities.

Fairplay, Georgia's figures are part of those of Douglas County, GA ($1M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Fairplay is mostly in Douglas County.

See federal money in Douglas County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Fairplay, Georgia is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).