Fairview BeachVA
A town in Virginia, home to 180 people.
Is Fairview Beach a good place to live?
Fairview Beach’s typical journey to work is 51 minutes, where Virginia’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 254 Virginia towns, just 2 have a higher age of the median resident than Fairview Beach. Fairview Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
180 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Washington Monument and 67 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairview Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw39 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw40 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
11 mi National MonumentGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument72K visitors a year
Big draw40 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi LandmarkTomb of the Unknown SoldierPhoto credits
Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain · Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: Arlington National Cemetery, Public domain
Moving to Fairview Beach: who provides what
Fairview Beach is unincorporated, so King George County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fairview Beach.
Fewer children than Virginia overall
46% of Fairview Beach adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 49% and 79% women
The Census survey reached too few of Fairview Beach’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±15.2 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Fairview Beach | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 23.3% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.6% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.7% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.3% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.1% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.1% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.8% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.1% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 28.3% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Fairview Beach has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The share of residents in Fairview Beach who live below the poverty line: 1.7%. For most workers, Fairview Beach is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are King George (14%), Fredericksburg (8%) and Washington (5%).
| Fairview Beach | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.7% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fairview Beach has four seasons and hot summers
July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 27° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Fairview Beach is
80% of adults had a checkup this year in Fairview Beach. Against the Virginia average, Fairview Beach comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 4. In Fairview Beach, 37% of adults have high blood pressure, and 24% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Fairview Beach | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fairview Beach | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 7.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 13.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.4% | 11.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Fairview Beach, with inland flooding at the top
The FEMA risk score in Fairview Beach is 42 of 100. Expected losses in Fairview Beach break down as 45% from inland flooding and 36% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Fairview Beach sells for about $486K
For Fairview Beach, the median rent is $1,304 a month. In Fairview Beach, 43% of households live in a home they own.
| Fairview Beach | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 43% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,304 a month | $1,762 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Fairview Beach
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fairview Beach
About 14 of every 100 Fairview Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
99% of working residents leave Fairview Beach for work
Where Fairview Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fairview Beach
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Fairview Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in King George County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fairview Beach had a population of 376.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
Questions about Fairview Beach
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairview Beach, VA a good place to live?
Fairview Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.