Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Fairview gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $128K for a typical one, or 1.8 years of the county’s $71K median household income. It grades B overall, 22nd of 131 graded towns in Oklahoma. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of U.S. communities, with cold waves at the top, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 86% of the country. On the plus side, its public schools beat 79% of Oklahoma towns on state tests and graduation. On civic life, just 20 of Oklahoma’s 205 towns do better. Fairview has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Major County Courthouse and First United Methodist Church. Among 131 Oklahoma towns, just 4 have a higher share of residents 65 or older than Fairview.
Where Fairview beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Fairview is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for hazard risk (better than 9%), so the B overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 2,020 in 1910, 2,740 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1969 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairview, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Fairview.
Fairview pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, fares better on crime within Oklahoma than nationally and trades lower home prices for longer drives to work.
Within Oklahoma it is less healthy than 55% of the 131 graded towns: much of Oklahoma scores lower on these measures.
36% of adults get no exercise outside work in Fairview, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 34% and U.S. towns at 25%. 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Fairview. Fairview beats the Oklahoma average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Fairview | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fairview | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.4% | 76.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.7% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A− for schools comes with an A+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $128K.
Its public schools are run by the Fairview school district. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelsen EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 343 | A |
| Fairview HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 208 | A− |
| Chamberlain MSTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 183 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Homes are within reach (about $128K for the typical one, A+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 36 miles. At 1.8 years of the county’s $71K median household income, the typical home (about $128K) costs less against local pay than in 85% of Oklahoma towns; that ratio is one input to its A+ for cost of living.
Fairview’s median rent is $656 a month, against $875 a month in Oklahoma’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. The typical Fairview home is worth about $128,000, up 3.1% in a year, 42% below the Oklahoma typical home. 76% of Fairview households own their home.
| Fairview | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $656 a month | $875 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 62% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Among 131 Oklahoma towns, just 4 have a higher FEMA risk score than Fairview. Since 1995, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fairview.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 95.7°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 24.5°.
Fairview has chilly winters and hot summers. Fairview’s July high is 96°F. Only 8 of the 131 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower January low than Fairview.
| Fairview | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 93°F | 85°F |
| January low | 25°F | 28°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Fairview’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Fairview fell to 988 in 2023, 143 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (9%), Enid (3%) and Okeene (3%).
| Fairview | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 33% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 16.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 83% of Oklahoma’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Fairview; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Fairview residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
3 notable people were born in Fairview.
City in Oklahoma, United States
Fairview is a city in Major County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,740 at the time of the 2020 Census. It is the county seat of Major County.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Fairview grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #22 of 131 in Oklahoma. It grades D for health, B for safety and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
3 notable people were born here, including Shirley Abbott and Clinton Riggs.
