Fairport is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,381 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.71% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The overall crime rate in Fairport is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

Being a small village, Fairport does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

If knowledge is power, Fairport is a pretty powerful place. 59.11% of the adults in Fairport have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

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.