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Fairview is a small city of 15,099 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 11 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $511k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,099people
$511kTypical home
$1,694/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
30"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,099
- Part of a metro area
- About 17,890 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to New York, NY
- 11 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $511k (≈$3,225/mo)
- Median rent $1,694/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (681 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to TEB airport
- 7 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 27% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 272 ft
- Right on the coast
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 193 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,813 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,846 bars within 25 mi
- 5,403 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 137 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 301 museums within 25 mi
- 71 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bergen County: D+3 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk