Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Fairview Heights grades C overall, ranked 568th of 767 in Illinois, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 83% of U.S. towns. On the other side, its police reported 67 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 88% of U.S. towns. Fairview Heights’ property crime rate is 29.7 per 1,000 residents, above both Illinois’ towns (7.9) and U.S. towns (9.9). The biggest place to walk is Moody Park (Longacre Park), 54 acres with 1.6 miles of trail.
Where Fairview Heights beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Fairview Heights is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 10,050 in 1970, 16,706 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 6 maps from 1937 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairview Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
6 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
9 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
11 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise CenterCahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairview Heights, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Fairview Heights.
Fairview Heights sends many workers across the state line, but it reports more crime than Belleville and its other graded neighbors.
| Fairview Heights | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moody Park (Longacre Park) | 1.6 mi | 54 |
| 2. Pleasant Ridge Park | — | 31 |
| 3. Old Lincoln Trail Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of the 4 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Belleville (C−) to Swansea (B+).
The violent crime rate in Fairview Heights is 4.2 per 1,000 residents. Fairview Heights reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 88% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Fairview Heights home is worth about $197,000, up 1.2% in a year, 34% below the Illinois typical home.
| Fairview Heights | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 70% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,174 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fairview Heights has chilly winters and warm summers. Fairview Heights’ July high is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
29% of working residents cross a state line to work.
Most working residents leave Fairview Heights for work: only 9% work in town. 6.5% of workers work from home in Fairview Heights. The top destinations are St.
| Fairview Heights | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.5% | 11% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. Fairview Heights has lost 3.4% of its people since 2020, down to 16,175 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 35% of Fairview Heights adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Fairview Heights | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 19% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Fairview Heights | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.2% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.8% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.4% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.1% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fairview Heights.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fairview Heights beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| Fairview Heights | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fairview Heights | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 9.9% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 66.3% | 60.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.9% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
11 within 15 miles of the center of Fairview Heights
About 5 of every 100 Fairview Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Fairview Heights is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States within Greater St. Louis. It is an eastern suburb of St. Louis. As of the 2020 census, Fairview Heights had a population of 16,706.
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9 towns share a border with Fairview Heights.
O'Fallon next door grades higher for schools (A− to Fairview Heights’s B−) and lower for cost of living (C− to B).
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Heights | #568 | C | B | D | B− | B− |
| Caseyville | #645 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− | C− |
| Swansea | #266 | A− | B− | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Canteen Township | #637 | C− | A | — | C− | D |
| East St. Louis · East St. Louis Township | #695 | D | A | — | D | D− |
| O'Fallon | #252 | A− | C− | B− | A− | A |
| Belleville | #595 | C | B | C− | B− | C+ |
| Caseyville Township | #342 | B+ | C+ | — | B | B |
Canteen Township, East St. Louis and Caseyville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. East St. Louis Township and East St. Louis are one community, graded once. Compare Fairview Heights with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Fairview Heights grades C overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #568 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B− for health, D for safety and B− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
Louis, MO-IL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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