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FairviewNY

3,034 residents make their home in this town in New York.

Is Fairview a good place to live?

10% of residents are 65 or older in Fairview, where New York’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. We don’t grade Fairview yet; the figures below are still real.

Nearby attractions

Central Park and 526 more within 40 miles

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

All 623 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Fairview: who provides what

Fairview is unincorporated, so Westchester County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerCon Edison36.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGreenburgh Consolidated WD #1 water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesWestchester CountyWestchester County provides services here
SchoolsGreenburgh Central School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWestchester County Board of ElectionsWestchester County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes10607, 1060310607 57% · 10603 43%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Fairview.

Natural hazards

Fairview has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 64% of Fairview’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to hurricanes.

11risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
11Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Fairview: four seasons and pleasant summers

A winter brings about 33 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 85°.

33″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°
Spring40–61°
Summer63–83°
Fall45–65°
Oct 31
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

About one in three of Fairview’s working residents commute to New York City

For Fairview, the typical household income is $99,000. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, Fairview has added 249 jobs, to 1,554 in 2023. The top destinations are New York (36%), Greenburgh (13%) and White Plains (9%).

3%work in town
FairviewNew York townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work29 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town2.6%10%8%
Median household income$99,000$82,000$80,000
Below the poverty line8.4%9.5%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Fairview3%
New York36%
Greenburgh13%
White Plains9%
Yonkers5%
13 mi
median commute distance
1,554
jobs based in Fairview
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

Fairview stands out in New York and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression

CDC measures, 32 in all: Fairview beats New York on 10 and trails on 2. Fairview: 30% of adults have obesity. 11% of adults in Fairview report frequent physical distress; 14% binge drink.

FairviewNew York townsU.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)14%21%23%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)11%14%14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)14%17%16%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)9.1%13%14%
32 measures vs. New York
10 better20 too close to call2 worse
What stands outFairviewNY
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.1%7.7%
Fewer adults with COPD4.1%6%
More adults facing housing insecurity17.9%14.5%
White Plains Hospital Center
1.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up 8.1% of Fairview

Parks and preserves in Fairview: one, of 13 acres.

8.1%conserved
8.1%
conserved · 22 of 274 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Yosemite Park—13

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fairview

15pages on Fairview
After high school

Colleges nearby

31 within 15 miles of the center of Fairview

About Fairview

CDP in New York, United States

Fairview is a hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 3,099 at the 2010 census. As of 2000, Fairview had the fourth-highest percentage of African-Americans in New York.

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

Area
0.4 sq mi

Fairview’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Fairview.

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ElmsfordElmsfordFairview
How the neighbors grade
TownNY rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Fairview——————
Elmsford#91AD−A+B−A

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Questions about Fairview

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Is Fairview, NY a good place to live?

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