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Classically designed homes near northwest Akron amenities
Fairlawn Heights is home to around 2,300 people in Akron’s northwestern reaches, immediately southeast of the much smaller city of Fairlawn. Homebuyers are drawn to its private, spread-out lifestyle, where relatively large, classically designed houses sit on spacious, tree-shrouded properties. Educational opportunities for younger residents and proximity to big-name restaurants and retailers add to the neighborhood’s cross-generational appeal. “There’s a wide range of people who move there,” says Realtor Lenny Herbert of RE/MAX Edge Realty, who frequently sells in the neighborhood. “They could be anywhere from people with children to empty nesters and elderly people. It’s a very good community.”
Fairlawn Heights houses range from two-bedroom ramblers to six-bedroom Tudors.
Tudor-style architecture is common in Fairlawn Heights.
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From 55-and-older condos to six-bedroom Tudors
Fairlawn Heights features architecturally diverse homes on forested lots, typically around ½ acre. Most are single-family constructions, some built as early as the 1920s, others as recently as the 1980s. Period revival designs bring Colonial-style, Tudor-style and Georgian-style architecture to the neighborhood. Ranch-style homes, Cape Cods, split-levels and bi-levels also appear around the community. Diligent homebuyers will find a few contemporary, Bauhaus-inspired builds from the 1960s. Multi-family developments are also available in Fairlawn Heights, including Camelot Condominiums, a development for residents aged 55 and older. These usually cost between $100,000 and $200,000 for two-bedroom units. Two-bedroom Colonial-style townhouses in the neighborhood tend to cost within that same price range. For the median single-family price of about $330,000, homebuyers might get a three-bedroom house around 2,500 square feet. Prices peak at just under $1 million for six-bedroom period revival homes on multi-acre lots.
Tudor-style architecture is common in Fairlawn Heights.
The Camelot Condominiums in Fairlawn Heights are a 55 and older community.
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A high school with chart-topping alumni
Most Fairlawn Heights students are zoned for three Akron Public Schools participating in the International Baccalaureate program. Judith A. Resnik Community Learning Center accommodates kindergarten through fifth grade across the street to the north. One mile east, sixth through eighth graders attend Paul W. Litchfield Community Learning Center. They stay on the same campus to attend ninth through 12th grade at Harvey S. Firestone Community Learning Center. Creative students flourish at Firestone, which hosts a renowned theater program and has educated several prominent performers. Alumni include Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde and both members of The Black Keys. Niche gives Firestone and Resnik B-minus grades; Litchfield has a C-minus. A few households to the west are zoned for Copley-Fairlawn City School District, which Niche gives an A overall. “People will move to [the area] to send their kids to those public schools,” Herbert says.
Resnik CLC is one of several IB World Schools serving Fairlawn Heights.
Most middle schoolers in Fairlawn Heights attend Litchfield Community Learning Center.
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Public and membership-based recreational hotspots
Two membership-based recreational clubs have operated in and near Fairlawn Heights for decades. Fairlawn Country Club sits across Market Street and has welcomed members since 1917. It features a nearly century-old 18-hole golf course, tennis and pickleball courts, and an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Swimming and tennis are also available in the neighborhood’s southwest section at Fairlawn Swim & Tennis Club, established in 1955. Public recreation spots nearby include Croghan Park off Miller Road to the northwest. It fills about 8 acres with tennis, handball and basketball courts, a playground, open fields and walking paths.
Practice your racket ball skills on individual courts at Croghan Park.
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Restaurants offering sushi, seafood and steak
Several independent and chain restaurants offer various cuisines nearby, from Japanese to barbecue. Ken Stewart’s Grille is perhaps the neighborhood’s best-known eatery. It’s provided a classy steak-and-seafood dining experience for over 30 years and boasts a selection of over 200 wines. Locals can cover their daily errands at prominent retailers along Market Street, including Target, Whole Foods Market and Gabe’s.
Ken Stewart's Grille has provided a classy dining experience for over 30 years.
Whole Foods Market sells organic groceries near Fairlawn Heights.
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Residents of Fairlawn Heights have easy access to Cleveland and Akron on I-77.
Immediate I-77 access
Sidewalks are scarce in Fairlawn Heights; most locals navigate the neighborhood by car or bike. Interstate 77 runs alongside the neighborhood to the south, offering direct commutes to downtown Akron and Cleveland. “Going to downtown Akron, it would take you roughly around 10 minutes. Cleveland would be around 45 minutes,” Herbert says. The METRO Regional Transit Authority provides bus rides along Market Street roughly every 15 minutes.
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Crime and Safety
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Sexual Assault
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Assault with Weapon
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Robbery
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Burglary
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Motor Vehicle Theft
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Larceny
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Fairlawn Heights Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Fairlawn Heights, Akron sell after 37 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in Fairlawn Heights, Akron over the last 12 months is $333,000, up 1% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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