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Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania. This town of 11,494 people was settled in 1813.
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Its best grade is for schools: its public schools beat 94% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. Fairview Township’s overall grade of A− puts it better than nearly four fifths of U.S. towns, 345th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Add incomes to its strengths — the median household earns $112K. What holds it back is cost of living (C−): the typical home is worth about $295K, 4.7 years of the Erie metro’s $63K median household income. Sturgeon House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Half of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more locally, above both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Fairview Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Fairview El Sch | K–4 | 707 |
| Fairview MS | 5–8 | 633 |
| Fairview HS | 9–12 | 593 |
| Widest gap | Fairview Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.7% | 14.5% |
10,102 counted in 2010 and 11,138 in 2020; an estimated 11,494 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Fairview Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 7,518 in 1980, 11,137 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1838 and 6 maps from 1899 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairview Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Fairview Township.
Fairview Township gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, trades workers with Erie and other neighbors and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
That grade comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $295K.
Fairview SD runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Fairview HS, with 593 students. Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 707 | A |
| Fairview HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 593 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Paid flood insurance claims in Fairview Township since 1994: 6. Compared with 80% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. 83% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 6,818 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fairview Township’s, it is healthier than 55%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Among adults in Fairview Township, 16% say their health is fair or poor. The town beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Fairview Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Fairview Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
There are 7.9 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. The concentration of trails in Fairview Township is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Fairview Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pleasant Ridge Park | 0.3 mi | 17 |
| 2. Fairview Flag Park | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Erie Intl Ap weather station, 5 miles away, records that 104 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Fairview Township’s July high comes in at 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fairview Township has about as many jobs (4,234) as working residents, but only 565 people both live and work here.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Fairview Township dropped by 375, to 4,234. Only 12% of working residents stay in Fairview Township for work; the rest commute out. In Fairview Township, the typical journey to work is 22 minutes. The median commute is under 9 miles.
| Fairview Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $112,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairview Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park7 mi Theme parkWaldameer Park
14 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf
27 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park8 mi Theme parkSplash Lagoon
10 mi Zoo & aquariumErie ZooPresque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Erie Zoo: Pat Noble, CC BY-SA 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Fairview Township
About 4 of every 100 Fairview Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Fairview Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Situated on the southern shore of Lake Erie, it was one of the county's sixteen original townships, and was founded in 1797. In 1998 Fairview Township annexed the former Fairview Borough. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the township's population was 11,137, which is an increase from the 2010 census of 10,102. It is part of the Erie Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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5 towns share a border with Fairview Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; McKean Township (A−) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Township | #345 | A− | C− | — | A | A− |
| Avonia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| McKean Township | #376 | A− | B− | — | A | B− |
| Girard Township | #476 | B+ | B | — | A− | B− |
| Millcreek Township | #441 | B+ | C− | B | A− | A− |
| Franklin Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | B− |
Franklin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Fairview Township, McKean Township, Girard Township and Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Avonia isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fairview Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Fairview Township grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #345 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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