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Electric companies in Fairfield County, Ohio

Fairfield County, OH ranks 5th of 88 Ohio counties for the highest median home value ($272,200). Fairfield County, OH has 161,289 residents. Fairfield County, OH: 3 utilities listed by EIA.

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Fairfield County, OH on the map

Fairfield County, OH and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsPickawayHockingPerryLickingFranklinFairfield

Fairfield County, OH darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Fairfield County, OH

Utility listed for Fairfield County, OHTypeHome accounts in Ohio
Duke Energy Ohio Inc in Fairfield County, OHInvestor Owned693,435
Ohio Power Co in Fairfield County, OHInvestor Owned1,339,232
South Central Power Company in Fairfield County, OHCooperative117,469

Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.

Housing and heating in Fairfield County, OH

Fairfield County, OH: 30,012 of 63,397 homes were built before 1980 and 15,622 in 2000 or later. Fairfield County, OH has 49,669 detached houses, 5,903 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 1,374 mobile homes, and 15,460 of 59,979 households rent.

Age of homes in Fairfield County, OH

% of homes by decade built, Fairfield County, OH

  1. 15pre-40
  2. 340s
  3. 850s
  4. 760s
  5. 1470s
  6. 1080s
  7. 1890s
  8. 1600s
  9. 710s
  10. 220+

Heating fuel in Fairfield County, OH

% of homes by main fuel, Fairfield County

  • Utility gas60.6
  • Electricity28.2
  • Propane7.4
  • Wood1.5
  • Fuel oil1.5
Fairfield County, OH housing against Ohio counties
Fairfield County, OHValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Fairfield County, OH, median year built19831972+11 years7 of 88
Fairfield County, OH, built before 198047.3%61.4%-14.1 points81 of 88
Fairfield County, OH, built 2000 or later24.6%16.2%+8.4 points8 of 88
Fairfield County, OH, detached houses78.3%75.9%+2.4 points29 of 88
Fairfield County, OH, apartments in 5+ unit buildings9.3%6.4%+2.9 points25 of 88
Fairfield County, OH, mobile homes2.2%5.6%-3.4 points75 of 88
Fairfield County, OH, renter households25.8%26.3%-0.5 points50 of 88
Fairfield County, OH, median home value$272,200$173,050+$99,1505 of 88
Fairfield County, OH, median gross rent a month$1,114$832+$2825 of 88
Fairfield County, OH, people per household2.642.43+0.217 of 88

Facts about Fairfield County, OH

Residents of Fairfield County, OH, ACS 2023
161,28920 of 88 Ohio counties
Households in Fairfield County, OH
59,9792.69 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Fairfield County, OH
74.2%44,519 owner and 15,460 renter households
Median household income in Fairfield County, OH
$87,0696 of 88 Ohio counties
Housing units in Fairfield County, OH
63,3973,418 vacant or seasonal, 5.4% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Fairfield County, OH
28.2%16,892 homes, 33 of 88 Ohio counties
Utilities listed for Fairfield County, OH
33 with a home price: Duke Energy Ohio Inc, Ohio Power Co, South Central Power Company
ZIP areas touching Fairfield County, OH
1443046 to 43157
Outage-linked storm events in Fairfield County, OH
112NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Fairfield County, OH
47.3%median year built 1983
Flood claims in Fairfield County, OH
70NFIP 2015 to 2025, $991K paid
Home energy burden in Fairfield County, OH
2.5%$1,617 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Fairfield County, OH

Fairfield County, OH has no price series of its own. Fairfield County, OH: the Ohio average was 12.80 ¢/kWh in 2015. Fairfield County, OH: 15.99 ¢ in 2024, 25% up. Fairfield County, OH: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Fairfield County, OH: a 846 kWh month at the Ohio price. Fairfield County, OH: $108 in 2015, $135 in 2024. Fairfield County, OH: $1,622 a year, 1.9% of the $87,069 median income.

Fairfield: 10 yearly prices
YearOhio averageFairfield: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Fairfield12.80+0.15
2016, Fairfield12.47-0.08
2017, Fairfield12.63-0.26
2018, Fairfield12.56-0.31
2019, Fairfield12.38-0.63
2020, Fairfield12.29-0.86
2021, Fairfield12.77-0.89
2022, Fairfield13.85-1.19
2023, Fairfield15.38-0.62
2024, Fairfield15.99-0.49

Fairfield County, OH: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Fairfield County, OH price.

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Outage risk in Fairfield County, OH

Fairfield County, OH, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 112 in all, 69.4 per 100,000 residents of 161,289, rank 30 of 88 Ohio counties. Property damage in Fairfield County, OH: $942K.

Events by year in Fairfield County, OH

events a year, Fairfield County, OH

  1. 6'15
  2. 7'16
  3. 6'17
  4. 19'18
  5. 11'19
  6. 12'20
  7. 5'21
  8. 19'22
  9. 8'23
  10. 8'24
  11. 11'25

Events by type

events by type, Fairfield County, OH

  • Thunderstorm and high wind89
  • Winter storm and heavy snow16
  • Tornado5
  • Heat wave2
Fairfield County, OH outage-linked hazards
Fairfield County, OHFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Fairfield County, OH, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Moderate76.630 of 88892018 (17)$419K
Fairfield County, OH, tornadoRelatively Moderate71.629 of 8852023 (2)$523K
Fairfield County, OH, hurricane and tropical stormVery Low29.573 of 880none$0
Fairfield County, OH, ice stormRelatively High88.39 of 880none$0
Fairfield County, OH, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Moderate80.524 of 88162022 (4)$0
Fairfield County, OH, heat waveRelatively Moderate79.314 of 8822019 (2)$0

Cost of living with electricity in Fairfield County, OH

Fairfield County, OH: electricity $1,617 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,407, 2.5% of $96,680 income. 58,723 households in Fairfield County, OH spend about $95.0 million a year on electricity and $141.3 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Fairfield County, OH ($21,143 a year) spend 9.3% of income, 3.7 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Fairfield County, OH

% of income on energy, Fairfield County, OH

  • All households2.5
  • Lower income9.3
  • Owners2.4
  • Renters3.5
  • Ohio counties2.6
Fairfield County, OH home energy cost by household group
Fairfield County, OHHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Fairfield County, OH, all households58,723$96,680$1,617$709$812.5%
Fairfield County, OH, lower income12,733$21,143$1,288$614$699.3%
Fairfield County, OH, owners43,974$114,594$1,801$823$902.4%
Fairfield County, OH, renters14,749$43,269$1,070$368$553.5%

Flood claims and flood insurance in Fairfield County, OH

Fairfield County, OH: 70 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $991K paid, median paid claim $5,195.

414 of 54,635 residential structures in Fairfield County, OH carry an NFIP contract. 463 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Fairfield County, OH on 8 Sep 2026. Fairfield County, OH lists 21 repetitive-loss properties.

Fairfield County, OH: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Fairfield County, OH

flood claims a year, Fairfield County, OH

  1. <5'15
  2. <5'16
  3. 18'17
  4. 20'18
  5. 7'19
  6. 11'20
  7. <5'21
  8. <5'22
  9. 0'23
  10. <5'24
  11. <5'25
Fairfield County, OH flood claims and flood insurance
Fairfield County, OHValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Fairfield County, OH, claims 2015-202570—13 of 76
Fairfield County, OH, paid 2015-2025$991K—21 of 76
Fairfield County, OH, median paid claim$5,195——
Fairfield County, OH, claims per 1,000 homes1.30.719 of 76
Fairfield County, OH, homes with flood insurance0.8%0.4%13 of 88
Fairfield County, OH, policies in force463——
Fairfield County, OH, repetitive-loss properties21——

Fairfield County, OH: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Fairfield County, OH: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Fairfield County, OH

Fairfield County, OH totals 5,418 heating degree days and 860 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Fairfield County, OH is the 62nd coldest of 88 counties in Ohio: 5,418 against a median of 5,758. For cooling, Fairfield County, OH is the 27th hottest: 860 against a median of 826.

Fairfield County, OH is a cold-winter county, with 4,558 more heating than cooling degree days.

Fairfield County, OH: 5,098 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,418 on the normal, 6% under.

In Fairfield County, OH, 28.2% of 59,979 homes heat with electricity; the other 71.8% use another main heating fuel.

Fairfield County, OH

  • Heating degree days, 5,418 vs 5,75894
  • Cooling degree days, 860 vs 826104
  • Electric heat, 28.2% vs 26.3%107
  • OH median county100
Fairfield County, OH: degree days, electric heat
Fairfield County, OHValueOH median countyFairfield County, OH, rank (1 = highest)
Fairfield County, OH, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal5,4185,75862 of 88
Fairfield County, OH, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean5,0985,36461 of 88
Fairfield County, OH, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal86082627 of 88
Fairfield County, OH, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean95692635 of 88
Fairfield County, OH, electric heating, ACS 2019-202328.2%26.3%33 of 88

Fairfield County, OH: ACS B25040, 59,979 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Fairfield County, OH

Household income in Fairfield County, OH is $87,069; 44,519 of its 59,979 households own. Fairfield County, OH counts 161,289 residents in 59,979 households. Fairfield County, OH touches 14 ZIP areas, 43046 to 43157, about 11,521 residents each.

16,892 of the 59,979 homes in Fairfield County, OH heat with electricity. Fairfield County, OH has 63,397 housing units, 3,418 (5.4%) vacant or seasonal, and 15,460 rented homes. Fairfield County, OH logged 112 storm events for its 161,289 residents.

The median home in Fairfield County, OH dates from 1983. Homes in Fairfield County, OH pay $1,617 a year for electricity.

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Ohio: home prices since 2001, planned plants. 254 MW planned in this county.

Questions on Fairfield County, OH

Fairfield County, OH: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Fairfield County, OH: 3 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Ohio average 15.99 cents per kWh, $135 a month at 846 kWh.

Fairfield County, OH: how many homes heat with electricity?

Fairfield County, OH: 16,892 of 59,979 occupied homes, 28.2%, rank 33 of 88.

Fairfield County, OH: median household income?

$87,069 in Fairfield County, OH, rank 6 of 88; 161,289 residents, 59,979 households.

Fairfield County, OH: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Fairfield County, OH: 112 NWS events, peak year 2018.

Fairfield County, OH: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Fairfield County, OH: 70 NFIP flood claims, $991K paid, 1.3 per 1,000 homes, 0.8% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Fairfield County, OH?

Fairfield County, OH: median home built 1983; 47.3% predate 1980, 78.3% detached, 9.3% in 5+ unit buildings.

Fairfield County, OH: share of income for energy?

Fairfield County, OH homes spend $1,617 a year on electricity, $2,407 on all energy: 2.5% of $96,680; 9.3% for lower incomes.

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Fairfield County, OH ranks 5th of 88 Ohio counties for the highest median home value ($272,200).