City comparison
Fairfield, OH is about 125 miles (200 km) from Newark, OH in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 150 miles, or about 2 h 30 min behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Fairfield, OH to Newark, OH takes about 15 min, covering roughly 125 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Fairfield, OH is on Central Time and Newark, OH is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Fairfield, it's 1 p.m. in Newark, which puts Fairfield 1 hours behind.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Newark has a population of 50,062, vs 44,602 in Fairfield — about 1.1× larger by population. By land area, Newark covers about 21 sq mi vs 21 sq mi for Fairfield.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Fairfield | Newark | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,096/mo | $882/mo | 24.3% higher in Fairfield |
| Median home value | $196,600 | $162,300 | 21.1% higher in Fairfield |
| Median household income | $67,182 | $56,284 | 19.4% higher in Fairfield |
| Groceries index | 94.0 | 93.9 | ≈ equal (Fairfield slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 91.0 | 95.2 | 4.6% higher in Newark |
| Transportation index | 98.8 | 98.8 | ≈ equal (Fairfield slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 99.0 | 99.0 | ≈ equal (Fairfield slightly higher) |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Fairfield, you'd need $99,806 in Newark to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Fairfield and Newark have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Fairfield, you'd need about $79,844 in Newark to keep the same standard of living.