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Fairview is a big small town of 10,783 people in Collin County, Texas. It's about 26 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $597k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,783people
$597kTypical home
$1,947/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
265Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,783
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,214 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Dallas, TX
- 26 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $597k (≈$3,767/mo)
- Median rent $1,947/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (705 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 26% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to DAL airport
- 25 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 558 ft
- 252 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,611 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 157 bars within 25 mi
- 1,026 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Collin County: R+11 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk