Lake County, Ohio
Fairport Harbor Real Estate and Local Guide
A lakefront village at the mouth of the Grand River on Lake Erie, historically a port town shaped by Finnish, Hungarian and Slovak immigrants.
Living in Fairport Harbor
The Fairport Harbor Mardi Gras is a long-running annual lakefront festival that grew out of a 1939 street dance and draws over 15,000 people. Source: fairportharborheritagefoundation.org
IncomeAbout $56,184 median household
EducationAbout 22.8% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyLake County
Homes in Fairport Harbor
Owner-occupiedAbout 59% of housing units
Detached single-family homesAbout 57% of housing
Median home valueAbout $135,500
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Fairport Harbor home
Fairport Harbor Lighthouse and Marine Museum
Source: en.wikipedia.org
1871 lighthouse and keeper's house operated by the Fairport Harbor Historical Society as a marine museum
Finnish Heritage Museum
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Museum preserving the village's Finnish immigrant history
Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light
Source: en.wikipedia.org
1925 breakwater lighthouse at the mouth of the Grand River on Lake Erie
Lake Metroparks Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park
Lake Erie beach park and site of the annual Fairport Harbor Mardi Gras festival
Headlands Beach State Park
Source: ohiodnr.gov
Nearby state park with the largest natural sand beach in Ohio