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Fairview is a small town of 2,691 people in Erie County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from Erie, PA and 83 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 105 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,691people
$210kTypical home
$1,228/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
105"Snow
166Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,691
- Part of a metro area
- About 759 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 11 mi to Erie, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,322/mo)
- Median rent $1,228/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 166 sunny days a year (35 totally clear)
- 199 cloudy days a year
- 73 of 90 winter days are gray
- 169 days a year with rain or snow
- 105" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,833 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ERI airport
- 93 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 810 ft
- 270 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 181 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Erie County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.