Because of many things, Fairview is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Fairview really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Fairview perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Fairview is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
If knowledge is power, Fairview is a pretty powerful place. 51.64% of the adults in Fairview 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 Fairview in 2022 was $34,778, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,112 for a family of four. However, Fairview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Fairview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairview residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Fairview include English, Irish, German, French, and Haitian.
The most common language spoken in Fairview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
