FairviewNY
A town of 6,213. A regional job hub with 4,313 jobs.
Is Fairview a good place to live?
22% of residents live below the poverty line in Fairview, against 9.5% in New York’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. 25% of the land in Fairview is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Hyde Park Memorial Fields, at 41 acres. We don’t grade Fairview yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Fairview stand out
Where Fairview beats most towns.
Every workday, about 4,233 people come to Fairview for work
Where Fairview’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
United States Military Academy and 48 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairview. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
2 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
4 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year3 mi MuseumFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
2 mi National Historic SiteEleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site14K visitors a year
24 mi Stadium & arenaMichie StadiumPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site: Deror_avi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain
Moving to Fairview: who provides what
Fairview is unincorporated, so Dutchess 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 Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairview.
A job hub: Fairview has 2.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 4,233 commuters
Most working residents leave Fairview for work: only 4% work in town. The median household income in Fairview is $67,000. The top destinations are New York (20%), Poughkeepsie (15%) and Poughkeepsie (8%).
| Fairview | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Fairview
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fairview.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fairview has set aside 24.7% of its land for conservation
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hyde Park Memorial Fields | — | 41 |
| 2. Morgan Lake Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fairview has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Fairview has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 58 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Fairview is
Fairview beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 36% of Fairview adults feel lonely.
| Fairview | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fairview | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 14.3% | 11.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16% | 12.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.2% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Fairview
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Fairview
College town 20 of every 100 Fairview residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Fairview
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Fairview is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 5,475 at the 2020 US census, down from 5,515 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 220 ft
Fairview’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Fairview.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marist College | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haviland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poughkeepsie | #726 | D− | C− | C− | D− | C+ |
| Poughkeepsie | #406 | B− | D | C | B | A− |
Fairview, Marist College and Haviland aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fairview with a neighbor →
Questions about Fairview
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairview, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Fairview yet; the figures below are still real.