FairviewNJ
It is a town of 3,892 residents in New Jersey.
Is Fairview a good place to live?
Fairview’s rent at the middle of the market is $3,250 a month, against $1,778 a month in New Jersey’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 2 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Fairview. We don’t grade Fairview yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Fairview for work
Where Fairview’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairview.
Fairview has 0.7 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Commuting out is the norm in Fairview: 2% of working residents work locally. Jobs based in Fairview grew to 1,238 in 2023, 340 more than in 2013. Its typical household income comes in at $165,000. The top destinations are New York (14%), Middletown Township (12%) and Red Bank (7%).
| Fairview | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $165,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 14% | 16% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fairview has four seasons and pleasant summers
Summers in Fairview are warm, and winters chilly. Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 26°; snowfall runs to about 25 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Fairview is
Fairview: 30% of adults have high blood pressure. CDC measures, 32 in all: Fairview beats New Jersey on 21 and trails on 1. Two figures for adults locally: 15% have been diagnosed with depression, 9.6% report frequent physical distress.
| Fairview | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Fairview | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Fairview, 7.9% of the land is conserved
0.1 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves.
| Fairview | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.9% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bodman Park | — | 18 |
| 2. Bodman Park Tennis Courts | — | 9 |
| 3. Wilmort Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fairview faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Paid flood insurance claims in Fairview since 1984: 10. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 56% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 39% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 33% to strong winds.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Fairview
Madison Square Garden and 525 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairview. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw29 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw28 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw29 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Fairview: who provides what
Fairview is unincorporated, so Monmouth 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 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Fairview
About 4 of every 100 Fairview residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Fairview
Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Fairview is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 3,731.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 46 ft
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