Fairwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spokane County, Washington, United States.

Fairwood is located in a lowland setting along the banks and wetlands of the Little Spokane River.

Five Mile Prairie rises to the southwest, with a bluff climbing from the valley floor along basalt, rising almost vertically in places above Fairwood and the Little Spokane Valley before cresting at the elevation of the Columbia Plateau.

To the north of Fairwood rise foothills of the Selkirk Range of the Columbia Mountains.

17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Mead High School is located on Hastings Road in the center of the Fairwood CDP.