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Explore the history →New FairviewTX
A town of 1,666.
Population
1,666
2025 Census estimate · +23.3% since 2020
Median home value
$233K
Census ACS
Household income
$92K
median
Median age
30.5
years
Jobs based here
514
A commuter town
Is New Fairview a good place to live?
The best of New Fairview’s subject grades are a B+ for schools and a B for cost of living; the weakest is a C for walkability. New Fairview’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). New Fairview's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns. New Fairview has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
WeakestCWalkability
A growing town
New Fairview has grown 36% since 2010
1,258 counted in 2010 and 1,386 in 2020; an estimated 1,666 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How New Fairview grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far New Fairview is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.9 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 1.8% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →SchoolsBeat 70% of Texas districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $233K, 2.6 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household incomeBOpen →HealthBaylor Medical Center at Trophy Club 13.9 miles awayC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 44% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →Jobs & incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
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 New Fairview: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Fairview, and how to reach them.
PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterChisholm Hills Estates water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet10 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have New Fairview’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNorthwest Independent School DistrictDecatur Independent School District2 districts serve New Fairview; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereWise County Early Voting ClerkWise County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes76078, 7624776078 97% · 76247 3%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 New Fairview.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
New Fairview has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave New Fairview for work: only 2% work in town. 29% of residents live below the poverty line in New Fairview, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, New Fairview has added 401 jobs, to 514 in 2023.
2%work in town
| New Fairview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 29% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In New Fairview2%
Fort Worth21%
Decatur8%
Irving4%
Dallas3%
25 mi
median commute distance
514
jobs based in New Fairview
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
New Fairview has mild winters and hot summers
New Fairview has mild winters and hot summers. New Fairview’s July high is 95°F.
95°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter36–58°
Spring54–75°
Summer72–94°
Fall55–77°
Nov 11
typical first frost
Mar 20
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
95°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
New Fairview is less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns
New Fairview beats the Texas average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 44% of New Fairview adults sleep under 7 hours.
44%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| New Fairview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 8.1% |
31 measures vs. Texas
4 better25 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | New Fairview | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 15.6% | 19.3% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 8.9% | 10.5% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 44.1% | 38.2% |
Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club
13.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in New Fairview
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HousingCost of living grade B
A home in New Fairview sells for about $216K at the median
88% of households own their home in New Fairview.
$216Kmedian sale price
| New Fairview | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,469 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
1
homes sold in April
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
OutdoorsD
Conserved land covers 0% of New Fairview
13 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in New Fairview is 0.7 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 12,063 acres
13 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about New Fairview
18pages on New Fairview
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of New Fairview; the nearest are
University of North TexasUniversity or college · Public · Denton18 mi$11,309 in-state tuitionTarrant County College DistrictCommunity college · Public · Fort Worth25 mi$1,863 in-state tuition
About 7 of every 100 New Fairview residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave New Fairview for work
Where New Fairview’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
514jobs based in New Fairview
2%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About New Fairview
City in Texas, United States
New Fairview is a city in Wise County, Texas, United States, with a portion of it extending into the neighboring Denton County. The population was 1,386 in 2020.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 16 sq mi
- Elevation
- 735 ft
Questions about New Fairview
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Fairview, TX expensive?
The typical home is worth about $233,000, 21% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.