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Fairport, NY
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Living in Fairport



Fairport is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,353 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Fairport is the 298th largest community in New York. Fairport has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

Also of interest is that Fairport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Fairport telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.71% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Fairport is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

As is often the case in a small village, Fairport doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Fairport, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Fairport is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.11% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Fairport in 2022 was $56,066, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $224,264 for a family of four. However, Fairport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Fairport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairport include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Fairport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.