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Indiana›Vermillion County

Fairview ParkIN

A town of 1,420.

Is Fairview Park a good place to live?

The best of Fairview Park’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. 0.8% of working residents work locally in Fairview Park, below both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). On the outdoors, just 51 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Fairview Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Fairview Park stand out

Where Fairview Park beats most towns.

Small town

1,420 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
ClintonClintonFairview Park

How Fairview Park grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Fairview Park is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Fairview Park: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairview Park, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterClinton Water UtilityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Fairview Park’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSouth Vermillion Community School CorporationWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereVermillion County Circuit Court ClerkVermillion County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP code4784247842 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Fairview Park.

HousingCost of living grade A

Homes in Fairview Park are worth about $157K, by Zillow’s estimate

The typical Fairview Park home is worth about $157,000, about the same as a year ago, 39% below the Indiana typical home. At $833 a month, Fairview Park’s median rent is near the Indiana town median ($947 a month) and below the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).

$157KZillow home value
Fairview ParkIndiana townsU.S. towns
Median rent$833 a month$947 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home70%76%73%

Typical home value

Fairview Park$157K
Indiana$257K
−0.1%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

Fairview Park has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Fairview Park for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Fairview Park fell to 42 in 2023, 378 fewer than in 2013. Fairview Park’s average trip to work is 22 minutes.

1%work in town
Fairview ParkIndiana townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work22 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$63,000$71,000$80,000
Below the poverty line12%10%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Fairview Park1%
Terre Haute24%
Clinton Township10%
Indianapolis7%
Clinton7%
15 mi
median commute distance
42
jobs based in Fairview Park
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

Fairview Park is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns

Fairview Park beats the Indiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 41% of Fairview Park adults have high blood pressure.

34%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Fairview ParkIndiana townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%39%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)82%80%79%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%13%12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)15%16%16%
32 measures vs. Indiana
2 better27 too close to call3 worse
What stands outFairview ParkIN
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.7%8.4%
More adults treating high blood pressure80.7%77.4%
More adults who have had cancer10.3%8.3%
Union Hospital Clinton
2.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Fairview Park

Fairview Park has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–40°
Spring42–64°
Summer63–85°
Fall44–66°
Oct 12
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−

Fairview Park faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.

44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
44Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Nearby attractions

Turkey Run State Park and 5 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairview Park. Close and well known come first.

All 28 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Turkey Run State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · General Lew Wallace Study: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Swope Art Museum: Colin Pizarek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paul Dresser Birthplace: Nyttend, Public domain · Mansfield Roller Mill: Nyttend, Public domain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fairview Park

17pages on Fairview Park
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Fairview Park

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Fairview Park for work

Where Fairview Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24% → Terre Haute Terre Haute 24% 10% → Clinton Township Clinton Township 10% 7% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 7% 7% → Clinton Clinton 7% 4% → Paris Paris 4% 3% → Honey Creek Township Honey Creek Township 3% Fairview Park · 1% stay
42jobs based in Fairview Park
1%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Fairview Park

Town in Indiana, United States

Official town website ↗

Fairview Park is a town in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Fairview Park had a population of 1,409.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
512 ft
Area code
765

Questions about Fairview Park

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Fairview Park, IN expensive?

Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.