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Fairview is a small town of 3,892 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 22 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $623k and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,892people
$623kTypical home
$3,250/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,892
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,041 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to New York, NY
- 22 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $623k (≈$3,926/mo)
- Median rent $3,250/mo
- Median household income $165k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to EWR airport
- 23 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,304 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 683 bars within 25 mi
- 2,117 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 138 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monmouth County: R+11 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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