Living in Fairview, KY
Fairview is a tiny town of 226 people in Christian County, Kentucky. It's about 19 miles from Clarksville, TN and 61 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $1k a month.
226people
$174kTypical home
$1,040/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
232Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 226
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 187 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Nashville, TN
- 19 mi to Clarksville, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,095/mo)
- Median rent $1,040/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to BNA airport
- 61 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 679 ft
- 424 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 216 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Christian County: R+34 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.