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Fairview, TN
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Living in Fairview



Fairview is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 9,910 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fairview is the 69th largest community in Tennessee.

Fairview real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Fairview house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Fairview has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Fairview telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.62% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Fairview is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Fairview’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Fairview, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.30 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

The education level of Fairview citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.50% of adults in Fairview have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fairview in 2022 was $35,439, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,756 for a family of four. However, Fairview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fairview is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, followed by Black or African-American. Fairview also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.38% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fairview include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Fairview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.