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A town of 10,877, settled in 1937. Public schools that outperform most of Tennessee.
Trash & recyclingFairview's standout: its public schools are among the best in Tennessee. Overall it grades A−, 10th of 175 graded towns in Tennessee. Natural-hazard risk is low. Fairview’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both Tennessee’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 14 of Tennessee’s 155 towns score higher on safety. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns.
Where Fairview beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood Elementary School | PK–5 | 538 |
| Fairview Elementary | PK–5 | 469 |
| Fairview Middle School | 6–8 | 540 |
7,720 counted in 2010 and 9,357 in 2020; an estimated 10,877 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 15.9% since 2020, after 21.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Fairview is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,017 in 1960, 9,357 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairview. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaNissan Stadium
21 mi MuseumParthenon
29 mi TheatreRyman Auditorium
7 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
23 mi Stadium & arenaBridgestone Arena
21 mi Stadium & arenaFirstBank StadiumNissan Stadium: Kaldari, CC0 · Parthenon: Mayur Phadtare, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ryman Auditorium: Unknown, CC0 · Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Bridgestone Arena: EVula, CC BY 3.0 · FirstBank Stadium: Mhar564, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Fairview.
Fairview carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Tennessee (mostly inland flooding), has schools in the top 5% of Tennessee and fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally.
12 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Bowie Nature Park, at 662 acres with 11.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The trail density in Fairview is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Fairview | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.5% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bowie Nature Park | 11.4 mi | 662 |
| 2. Fairview Park | 0.2 mi | 32 |
| 3. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A+ ranks #1 of the 176 Tennessee towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Williamson County school district. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Fairview High School, with 688 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 540 | B+ |
| Fairview High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 688 | B− |
| Westwood Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 538 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
At 6.3 years of the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income, the typical home (about $535K) costs more against local pay than in 86% of Tennessee towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
The typical Fairview home is worth about $535,000, about the same as a year ago, 62% above the Tennessee typical home. Fairview’s median rent is $1,301 a month.
| Fairview | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,301 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 94% of Tennessee towns, with expected losses of about $85 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2010, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fairview.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 4,442 working residents takes 37.1 minutes, against 25.7 across Tennessee. Jobs based here grew from 889 in 2013 to 1,536.
Most working residents leave Fairview for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Fairview has added 647 jobs, to 1,536 in 2023. 17% of Fairview workers work from home.
| Fairview | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 9.5% | 11% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 12% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 14% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 10.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 91% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 12 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Fairview has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 28° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 12% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). Fairview has grown 16% since 2020, to 10,877 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Fairview.
| Fairview | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32.7 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 27% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 23% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Fairview | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.2% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.9% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.7% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.1% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Within Tennessee it is healthier than 82% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures.
Fairview beats the Tennessee average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Fairview | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Fairview | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Fairview; the nearest are
About 9 of every 100 Fairview residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
6.5% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
City in Tennessee, United States
Fairview is a city located in Williamson County, Tennessee. It is part of the Nashville metropolitan area. The population was 9,357 at the 2020 census. In the communities just outside Fairview, there are an additional 4,100 people, for a total of over 13,457 people living within the Fairview area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Fairview grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #10 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades B for health, B+ for safety and A+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 6.3 years of the area's median household income ($85,447 across the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
