Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Fairview grades B overall, ranked 140th of 640 in Texas. Its schools rank ahead of 86% of Texas towns and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 79% of the country. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $651K, 7.2 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. Fairview’s trail density is 2.3 miles per square mile, above both the Texas town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Only 40 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on the outdoors. Fairview's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns.
Where Fairview beats most towns.
7,248 counted in 2010 and 10,372 in 2020; an estimated 10,913 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.2% since 2020, after 43.1% 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 Texas), ordered by how far Fairview is from typical.
Its grades run from A for schools (better than 86% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 2%), so the B overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 463 in 1970, 10,372 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 2 maps from 1929 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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 has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and fares better on crime within Texas than nationally, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Texas.
At 7.2 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home (about $651K) costs more against local pay than in 94% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The typical value, about $651K, is 8% below its May 2024 peak.
At $1,947 a month, Fairview’s median rent is where Texas’ towns sit at $1,206 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. The typical Fairview home is worth about $651,000, down 4.3% in a year, about twice the Texas typical home.
| Fairview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,947 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $651K.
Its public schools are run by Lovejoy ISD. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan Creek IntLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 612 | A+ |
| Lovejoy Childhood Development CenterTop results in townGrades PK | Grades PK | 60 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
20 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Cypress Crossing Park, at 24 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cypress Crossing Park | 0.3 mi | 24 |
| 2. The Village Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Creekside Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 7,241 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fairview’s, it is healthier than 63%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
80% of Fairview adults had a checkup this year. Fairview beats the Texas average on 18 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 8.6% of Fairview adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Fairview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 39% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Fairview | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.6% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.7% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 4,770 working residents takes 33.8 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas. Jobs based here grew from 1,111 in 2013 to 1,746.
Most working residents leave Fairview for work: only 2% work in town. Fairview’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Fairview has added 635 jobs, to 1,746 in 2023.
| Fairview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 10.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 84% of Texas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 8 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate in Fairview is 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Fairview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.8 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
July afternoons average 94.4°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.3°.
Fairview has mild winters and hot summers. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Fairview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 34°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fairview.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairview. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
13 mi Theme parkUniversal Kids Resort
13 mi Stadium & arenaToyota StadiumAT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Universal Kids Resort: CANthony0125, CC0 · Toyota Stadium: Flavius Constantine, CC BY-SA 4.0
6 within 15 miles of the center of Fairview
About 6 of every 100 Fairview residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
6.1% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
Town in Texas, United States
Fairview is a town in Collin County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 10,372. The estimated population in 2023 was 10,790. The town is adjacent to the 289-acre (1.17 km2) Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary.
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3 towns share a border with Fairview.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B; McKinney (A−) is closest.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | #140 | B | D− | B+ | A | A− |
| McKinney | #52 | A− | D− | B+ | A− | A |
| Allen | #29 | A− | D− | B+ | A | A |
| Lucas | #41 | A− | D | — | A+ | A |
Lucas reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Fairview with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Fairview grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #140 of 640 in Texas. It grades A− for health, B+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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