Fairview ShoresFL
A town of 11,844.
What should you know before moving to Fairview Shores?
Fairview Shores's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B−, 156th of 634 graded towns in Florida. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $62K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $354K, 4.5 years of the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. Only 5 of Florida’s 779 towns score higher on hazard risk. 50% of households own their home in Fairview Shores, against 72% in Florida’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 48 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse.
What makes Fairview Shores stand out
Where Fairview Shores beats most towns.
How Fairview Shores grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Fairview Shores is from typical.
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Walt Disney World Resort and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairview Shores. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw10 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw11 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw10 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
4 mi Stadium & arenaKia CenterPhoto credits
Walt Disney World Resort: Anthony Quintano from Westminster, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Universal Studios Florida: Radiobroadcastcenter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Universal Epic Universe: Martin Lewison, CC BY 2.0 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kia Center: 350z33 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Fairview Shores: who provides what
Fairview Shores is unincorporated, so Orange County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairview Shores.
Fairview Shores carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Florida (mostly inland flooding), has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
In Fairview Shores, expect mild winters and hot summers
The Orlando Intl Ap weather station, 12 miles away, records that about 110 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.1°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.2°.
Fairview Shores has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Fairview Shores’ January low is 49°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Fairview Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 49°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fairview Shores’ public schools outperform 54% of Florida districts
Its public schools are run by the Orange school district. Two of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Weston ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 415 | C− |
| XL Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 94 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
The FEMA risk score in Fairview Shores is lower than in most of Florida or the rest of the country
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 99% of Florida towns, with expected losses of about $353 per resident a year; that rating is what its B+ for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Fairview Shores is 33 of 100. Since 1994, 32 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fairview Shores.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in three of Fairview Shores’ working residents commute to Orlando
Jobs based here grew from 4,869 in 2013 to 6,943.
Most working residents leave Fairview Shores for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Fairview Shores has added 2,074 jobs, to 6,943 in 2023. The top destinations are Orlando (30%), Winter Park (6%) and Maitland (3%).
| Fairview Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 5% | 8% |
| Work from home | 15% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Younger than Florida overall
People 65 and older are 16% of residents (21% statewide). 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida. 19% of Fairview Shores residents are under 18.
| Fairview Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37.4 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.2 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Fairview Shores | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.1% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.9% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 20.6% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.8% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.8% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.3% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.1% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Health in Fairview Shores trails 55% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,499 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fairview Shores’s, it is healthier than 67%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Fairview Shores beats the Florida average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Fairview Shores.
| Fairview Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fairview Shores | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.9% | 9.1% |
| More smokers | 14.7% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fairview Shores’ grade for cost of living is a C
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Fairview Shores
Colleges nearby
13 within 15 miles of the center of Fairview Shores
About 4 of every 100 Fairview Shores residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Fairview Shores
Unincorporated area in Florida, US
Fairview Shores is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fairview Shores had a population of 10,722. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 89 ft
- Area code
- 407
Fairview Shores’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Fairview Shores.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Winter Park (C+) comes closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Shores | #156 | B− | C | — | B− | B− |
| Orlando | #323 | C | D | — | B− | B |
| Winter Park | #205 | C+ | D− | C | B− | A |
| Eatonville | — | — | C+ | — | B− | C− |
| Lockhart | #389 | C | C | — | B− | C+ |
Eatonville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Fairview Shores, Orlando, Eatonville and Lockhart report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fairview Shores with a neighbor →
Questions about Fairview Shores
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairview Shores, FL a good place to live?
Fairview Shores grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #156 of 634 in Florida. It grades B− for health and B− for schools.
Is Fairview Shores, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $354,000, 6% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.