Fairview ShoresFL
This town in Florida has a population of 11,844.
What should you know before moving to Fairview Shores?
Strong in places, weak in others. Walkability is its strong suit (A+) — it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 98% of U.S. towns. Its lowest grade is for cost of living (C): the typical home is worth about $354K, 4.5 years of the Orlando metro’s $79K median household income. Overall, that makes a B−, better than 51% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 156th of 634 in Florida. On the outdoors, just 48 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse. Only 5 of Florida’s 779 towns score higher on hazard risk. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · USGS PAD-US.
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.
Fairview Shores: 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°.
The January low in Fairview Shores is 49°F. Fairview Shores’ typical July afternoon high stands at 92°F, where Florida’s towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Snow is a rarity.
| 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
Below: Two of its 11 schools, each with why it was picked. Its public schools are run by the Orange school district. 5 public schools serve Fairview Shores, with 1,095 students in all.
| 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.
40% of Fairview Shores’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 24%. Flood insurance has paid out on 32 claims locally since 1994. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2017.
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.
For working residents in Fairview Shores, the share who work locally is 2.2%. Since 2013, Fairview Shores has added 2,074 jobs, to 6,943 in 2023. The median household income for Fairview Shores comes to $62,000. Half of commuters travel less than 9 miles.
| 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
A younger population than Florida as a whole
Fairview Shores’ age of the median resident is 37.4 years. People 65 and older are 16% of residents (21% statewide). Among residents locally, 19% 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.
Among adults in Fairview Shores, 15% binge drink, close to Florida’s towns (15%) and below U.S. towns (16%). CDC measures, 31 in all: Fairview Shores beats Florida on 1 and trails on 4. In Fairview Shores, just over two in five adults sleep under 7 hours.
| 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
A home in Fairview Shores sells for about $366K at the median
On the market in Fairview Shores: a median 61 days to sell. The share of households in Fairview Shores who own their home: 50%. In Fairview Shores, the typical sale closed at 96.2% of the list price.
| Fairview Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 50% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,296 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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.