Pennsylvania State Route 268, 2012
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Fairview TownshipPA
A town of 1,943.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,943
2025 Census estimate · −1.2% since 2020
Median home value
$185K
Census ACS
Household income
$83K
median
Median age
47.6
years
Jobs based here
219
A commuter town
Is Fairview Township a good place to live?
Fairview Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 48 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on cost of living. The biggest park or preserve is Fairview Township Municipal Park, at 63 acres. Fairview Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Fairview Township for work
Where Fairview Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
219jobs based in Fairview Township
3%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Fairview Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Fairview Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $185K, 2.4 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.9 of 20; 1.3% of households have no car; 0.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthIndependence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita 12.3 miles awayCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 40% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →SchoolsBOpen →Jobs & income$83K median household incomeC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors8 miles of trails; 1% conserved landC+Open →HistoryC+Open →Civic life2.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Fairview Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairview Township, and how to reach them.
PowerCentral Electric Coop16.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPa American Water Co ButlerNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers92% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Fairview Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereButler County Board of ElectionsButler County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes16025, 16041, 1605016025 48% · 16041 39% · 16050 13%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairview Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Most of Fairview Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Fairview Township for work: only 3% work in town. Fairview Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Fairview Township fell to 219 in 2023, 68 fewer than in 2013.
3%work in town
| Fairview Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.7% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Fairview Township3%
Pittsburgh11%
Butler Township9%
Butler7%
Cherry Township3%
16 mi
median commute distance
219
jobs based in Fairview Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsB
Fairview Township’s public schools outperform 57% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Karns City Area SD. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Karns City Jr/Sr HS, with 642 students.
57%of PA districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karns City Jr/Sr HSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 642 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
HealthC
Health in Fairview Township trails 69% of U.S. towns
Fairview Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Fairview Township, against 17% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 15% of Fairview Township adults report frequent physical distress.
31%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Fairview Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better16 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Fairview Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 15.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.4% |
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita
12.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Fairview Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Fairview Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Fairview Township is 83°F.
35″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring36–60°
Summer57–81°
Fall41–62°
Oct 14
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Moderate risk in Fairview Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.
40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.6%conserved
| Fairview Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
0.6%
conserved · 96 of 15,409 acres
7.9 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fairview Township Municipal Park | — | 63 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Fairview Township
18pages on Fairview Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fairview Township
About 3 of every 100 Fairview Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Fairview Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Fairview Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,942 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 24 sq mi
Fairview Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Fairview Township.
Concord TownshipDonegal TownshipParker TownshipPerry TownshipFairview Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C |
| Concord Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Donegal Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Parker Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Perry Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fairview Township, Concord Township and Donegal Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fairview Township, Concord Township and Donegal Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Parker Township and Perry Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fairview Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Fairview Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairview Township, PA expensive?
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+.