With 9,000 residents, the Fairfax neighborhood encompasses three of Cleveland's best-known institutions. The Cleveland Clinic is the city's largest employer. The Cleveland Play House's cultural events are enjoyed by people throughout the region, and the Karamu House-a highly recognized theater and arts center-completes the cultural offerings of the neighborhood.

Between 1950 and 1980, the population of Fairfax declined from over 39,000 to less than 13,000. By 1990, household incomes and housing values had fallen to less than half of the citywide average. Private development is helping the neighborhood make a dramatic comeback. Almost 150 single-family homes and townhouses have been built or are under construction. Many of these homes are in the neighborhood's Bicentennial Village development.

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