Fairview TownshipKS
A town of 1,660.
Is Fairview Township a good place to live?
The best of Fairview Township’s subject grades is an A for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for walkability. Fairview Township’s average trip to work is 44 minutes, above both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 27 of Kansas’ 373 towns score lower on hazard risk. 50% of the land in Fairview Township is conserved, above both the Kansas town median (2.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Perry Lake Recreation Area, 10,910 acres with 25.7 miles of trail. On the outdoors, just 2 of Kansas’ 373 towns do better. Fairview Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
39 miles of trails in Fairview Township
49.7% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
How Fairview Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Fairview Township is from typical.
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Sporting Park and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairview Township. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Stadium & arenaSporting Park
31 mi LandmarkU.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery30 mi TheatreSandstone Amphitheater
31 mi Stadium & arenaLegends Field
16 mi National Historical ParkBrown v. Board of Education National Historical Park18K visitors a year18 mi Zoo & aquariumTopeka ZooPhoto credits
Sporting Park: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · U.S. Disciplinary Barracks Cemetery: Gorsedwa at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Legends Field: Unknown, Public domain · Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park: James Michael DuPont, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Fairview Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairview Township, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairview Township.
Nearly a third of Fairview Township is conserved land
39 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Fairview Township is 1.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Perry Lake Recreation Area | 25.7 mi | 10,910 |
| 2. Perry State Park | 11 mi | 600 |
| 3. Slough Creek Public Use Area | 0.9 mi | 104 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Very high risk in Fairview Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fairview Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fairview Township stands out in Kansas and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
0.5% of working residents work locally in Fairview Township. Since 2013, Fairview Township has lost 77 jobs, to 77 in 2023. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Fairview Township.
| Fairview Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fairview Township has four seasons and hot summers
Fairview Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Fairview Township’s July high is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Fairview Township is healthier than 65% of U.S. towns
Fairview Township beats the Kansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 30% of Fairview Township adults feel lonely.
| Fairview Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fairview Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 13% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Fairview Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fairview Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Fairview Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
99% of working residents leave Fairview Township for work
Where Fairview Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fairview Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Fairview Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,622.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,053 ft
Fairview Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Fairview Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Township | — | — | B− | — | B | B |
| Ozawkie Township | — | — | B | — | C− | B |
| Oskaloosa Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Kentucky Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | B+ |
| Rock Creek Township | #40 | B+ | B | — | A− | B+ |
Fairview Township, Ozawkie Township, Oskaloosa Township and Kentucky Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fairview Township, Ozawkie Township, Oskaloosa Township, Kentucky Township and Rock Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fairview Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Fairview Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairview Township, KS expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.