Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Fairview Park grades A− overall, 238th among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 86% of the country and natural-hazard risk is low. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $79K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $282K, 4 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. Fairview Park’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, against 0.2 in Ohio’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 130 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on walkability. Fairview Park has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Fairview Community Park Historic District.
Where Fairview Park beats most towns.
23.4% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Fairview Park is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 642 in 1920, 17,291 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1959 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairview Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
9 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
11 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
9 mi Stadium & arenaRocket Arena
13 mi MuseumCleveland Museum of Art410K visitors a yearRock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cleveland Museum of Art: zenbikescience, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairview Park, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Fairview Park.
Fairview Park trades workers with Cleveland and other neighbors and has less tooth loss than most of Ohio, but it has property taxes 1.8 times the Ohio norm.
9.7 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Rocky River Reservation, 649 acres with 8.7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rocky River Reservation | 8.7 mi | 649 |
| 2. Bain Park | 0.4 mi | 26 |
| 3. Nelson Russ Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Fairview Park City school district. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Fairview High School, with 484 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles-Sweet Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 624 | B+ |
| Fairview High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 484 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 8.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
20% of adults binge drink in Fairview Park, above both Ohio’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (16%). 19% of Fairview Park adults get no exercise outside work. Fairview Park beats the Ohio average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Fairview Park | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fairview Park | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 14.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.2% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 2005, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fairview Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fairview Park has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Fairview Park’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fairview Park has about as many jobs (7,438) as working residents, but only 502 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Fairview Park for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Fairview Park has added 1,106 jobs, to 7,438 in 2023. The top destinations are Cleveland (32%), Westlake (6%) and Rocky River (3%).
| Fairview Park | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median property tax bill is $5,123, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Fairview Park home is worth about $282,000, up 3.3% in a year, 14% above the Ohio typical home.
| Fairview Park | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 70% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,039 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fairview Park's reported crime rate is well below Ohio's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 11 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Fairview Park | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.3 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
9 within 15 miles of the center of Fairview Park
About 5 of every 100 Fairview Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
12 notable people were born in Fairview Park.
City in Ohio, United States
Fairview Park is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 17,291 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Cleveland, it is a part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
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6 towns share a border with Fairview Park.
Rocky River next door grades higher for schools (A+ to Fairview Park’s B+) and lower for cost of living (D to C).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Park | #238 | A− | C | — | B+ | A |
| Cleveland | #978 | D | B+ | D− | C− | D |
| Rocky River | #17 | A+ | D | A | A+ | A+ |
| North Olmsted | #195 | A− | C | B+ | B | A− |
| Brook Park | #284 | B+ | B− | A | B | B− |
| Lakewood | #262 | A− | C− | B− | B+ | A |
| Westlake | #116 | A | D | — | A | A |
Fairview Park and Westlake report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fairview Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Fairview Park grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #238 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
12 notable people were born here, including Dan Sullivan and Alexandra Grant.
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