FairviewIN
This town of 306 people was settled in 1843.
Is Fairview a good place to live?
73% of residents live below the poverty line in Fairview, above both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Fairview has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
306 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairview.
For most of its workers, the job is outside Fairview
Half commute less than 16 miles. The top destinations are Indianapolis (14%), Muncie (11%) and Winchester (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Fairview brings four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Fairview: inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Fairview sits above 62% of U.S. communities. 66% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 20%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Fairview
Fort Recovery and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairview. Close and well known come first.
23 mi MuseumFort Recovery
28 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
12 mi GardenMinnetrista
13 mi GardenChristy Woods
39 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy Relics
13 mi MuseumDavid Owsley Museum of Art Ball State UniversityPhoto credits
Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · Christy Woods: Kcflood (talk), Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain · David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University: Matt Ruddick, CC BY 1.0
Moving to Fairview: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairview, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Fairview for work
Where Fairview’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fairview
About 0 of every 100 Fairview residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Questions about Fairview
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Is Fairview, IN a good place to live?
Fairview has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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