DFW residential real estate » Best Dallas suburbs » Fairview
This page provides guidance for anyone who is thinking about moving to Fairview and wants to make an objective assessment of what living in Fairview in #ates-2019-livability# is like. Fairview livability factors are presented along with descriptions, pictures and maps of moderately priced Fairview homes that currently are for sale. At the bottom of this page are links to authoritative sources that provide additional general information about living in Fairview.
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| 2018 public schools academic performance index: 86.9 | |
| 2017 crime incidence / 1000 residents: 6.6 | |
| 2017 median single family house value: $354,800 | |
| 2017 residences owner occupied: 76.7% | |
| 2017 median household income: $78,221 | |
| 2017 population: 8,950 | |
| 2013 - 2017 population growth: 9.6% |
Fairview public schools rank fourth among 2019 Dallas suburbs with best public schools and its principal high school, Lovejoy High School, ranks third among the 2019 best open enrollment high schools in the DFW metroplex. Fairview also has the eleventh lowest overall crime rate in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Some of ways Fairview is different from and similar to other Dallas area cities and towns are shown on these best Dallas suburbs and about Dallas suburbs pages.
Fairview is located in central Collin County, approximately 32 miles north of downtown Dallas and 56 miles northeast of downtown Fort Worth. As the DFW metroplex continues to grow and becomes more densely populated, Fairview's proximity to both the Legacy and north Dallas business centers and to DFW International Airport is likely to make Fairview residential real estate even more desirable than it is now for people who need to commute frequently to and from these areas.
Fairview public schools are not only among the best in the DFW metroplex, they are among the best in the State of Texas ... most students living in Fairview are eligible to attend Lovejoy ISD schools ... the attendance boundaries of McKinney ISD also extends into Fairview.
More information how about student performance at the schools attended by Fairview students compares with other DFW area schools is available on these best DFW school districts, best DFW high schools, best DFW middle schools and best DFW elementary schools pages.
Looking for the best places to live in Fairview? A big reason living in Fairview is considered so desirable is its wonderful neighborhoods and they are a great place to begin your search. Links to profiles describing some of the best of these neighborhoods are provided below.
Single-family homes (identified as one-unit, detached houses by the U.S. Census Bureau) account for 70.2 percent of the Fairview residences ... median value of owner-occupied single-family homes is $354,800 ... about 90 percent of Fairview housing units have been built during the past 25 or so years ... none of these residences are more than 50 years old ... about one percent of Fairview housing units have been constructed since 2014
There currently is very limited new home construction occurring in Fairview. Click on this new construction homes link to see all new Fairview homes that are currently listed for sale. If you thinking about buying a new construction home, you may want to carefully consider the guidance about builder quality provided on this DFW best home builders page.
I frequently am asked by folks who have never bought a new construction home if they should be assisted by a buyer’s agent when selecting a builder and when negotiating their new home purchase. Most of the time my answers are "Yes" and "Yes."
Approximately 15 miles and 14 minutes drive time without traffic from central Fairview to Legacy business center ... 27 miles and 26 minutes to north Dallas business center ... 35 miles and 32 minutes to DFW International Airport ... 32 miles and 33 minutes to downtown Dallas
Commute time and distance information for additional destinations, and for other DFW metroplex cities and towns, is provided on this average DFW commute distances and times page.
2017 estimated population 8,950 ... population density 1,012 residents per square mile ... 9.6 percent population increase between 2013 - 2017 ... 2017 annual median household income $78,211 ... 76.7 percent of Fairview residences are owner occupied
Additional demographic information about Fairview and similar information about other DFW cities and towns are available by clicking on this more about DFW suburbs link.
Students living in Fairview attend schools operated by two separate school districts. Since these entities have different tax rates, Fairview real estate property tax rates for 2017 range from 2.22 percent to 2.30 percent of tax appraisal value. A description of how Texas property taxes are calculated and paid, along with property tax rates for other DFW cities and towns, are available by clicking on this DFW property tax rates link.
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| city/town | best cities/towns rank | population | median house value | median household income | miles | direction |
| Allen | 16 | 100,685 | $261,600 | $104,132 | 5 | southwest |
| Lowry Crossing | 1,780 | 8 | east | |||
| Lucas | 18 | 7,483 | $544,800 | $151,188 | 8 | southeast |
| McKinney | 25 | 181,330 | $255,300 | $87,608 | 3 | north |
| New Hope | 639 | 8 | northeast | |||
| Parker | 6 | 4,610 | $492,900 | $136,557 | 9 | south |
| Princeton | 56 | 10,159 | $160,800 | $57,374 | 11 | east |
Note: Best cities/towns rank derived from analysis presented on best Dallas suburbs page.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, State of Texas Comptroller and Google Maps.
Key to understanding what living in Fairview is like is knowing about Fairview housing. Shown below is a typical website presentation of currently listed homes that are more or less in the middle of the Fairview single-family homes price range. A similar presentation of all currently listed Fairview single-family homes and links to pages showing various selections of these homes are available on this Fairview homes for sale page.
The default display order of the property listings shown below is number of days listed, but other sort orders can be selected. The property display also can be easily changed from the default grid display to a detailed list display. If you are viewing this page on a mobile device, a map that shows the location of the selected properties can be displayed by clicking on the map icon.
Great Location On Golf Course & Cul De Sac - K Hov Prestwick Plan, Open Spacious With Many Extras. Incredible Lot Location, Offers A View Of Trees And The Course And Greenbelt From The Large Covered Patio, Yet Offers Nice Distance From Golfers. 3 ...
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Listing information last updated on January 19th, 2021 at 5:00am CST.