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Fairview is a small town of 3,619 people in Union County, North Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $382k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,619people
$382kTypical home
$1,141/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
249Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,619
- Part of a metro area
- About 121 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $382k (≈$2,411/mo)
- Median rent $1,141/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (926 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to USA airport
- 24 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,385 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 144 bars within 25 mi
- 387 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+25 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk