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39.68° N · 87.41° W · GEOID 1822576

Fairview Park

Vermillion County, Indiana · part of the Terre Haute, IN metro

Limited data population under 5,000

IndianaFairview Park, INFairview ParkFairview Park

The short answer

Fairview Park is home to 1,470 people. Median household income is $62,778 a year and median rent is $833 a month, 15.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $104,800, about 1.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$833
39% below the median place
Median household income
$62,778
22% below the median place
Median home value
$104,800
67% below the median place
Unemployment
5.3%
8% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Fairview Park

  • The median home is worth 1.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 132 Indiana places.
  • Only 26% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 96% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 124 Indiana places.
  • Household income has grown 9.8% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 90% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $198 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 84% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $833 a month, lower than in 84% of places its size.
01

Moving to Fairview Park

Vermillion County gains about 5.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in740
Moved out665
Net+75

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Parke County, IN7989−10
Fountain County, IN6956+13

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IndianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$50K
Leavers$44K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Vermillion County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.1% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Vermillion County report $49,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $43,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$33,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $833 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,031 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $104,800.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 9.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Pontiac, IL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.2%
26% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$43,841
38% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$49,852
29% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFairview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.2%26% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.1%42% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure5.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$49,85229% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$43,84138% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 1.7x, 56% below the median place.

Fairview Park15.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$33,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.9%
22% below the median place
Home price to income
1.7x
56% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$55,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
25.7%
49% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,031
45% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$781
76% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFairview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$83339% below
Rent to income115.9%22% below
Property tax rate10.8%18% below
Home price to income11.7x56% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure87.813% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,16428% below
HUD area median income4County figure$71,40033% below
Property tax paid (median)1$78176% below
Median home value1$104,80067% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure10.2%220% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure53.2%3% above
Homeownership170.3%6% above
Renters paying 30%+125.7%49% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,03145% below
Vacant homes1County figure10.1%43% above
Median year built119740% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$62,778
22% below the median place
Income per person1
$32,948
18% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute22 min −12%
Works from home9.8% −21%
Unemployment5.3% +8%
Poverty rate11.6% +7%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFairview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$62,77822% below
Income per person1$32,94818% below
Unemployment15.3%8% above
Average annual pay6County figure$61,3557% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.0%35% above
Jobs6County figure4,52797% below
Poverty rate111.6%7% above
Mean commute122 min12% below
Works from home19.8%21% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 16.6%, 48% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
16.6%
48% below the median place
Median age1
43.8
12% above the median place
Household size1
2.3
10% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.3% +3%
Homes with broadband92.5% +0%
No health insurance6.5% +2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureFairview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,4706646th largest
Population change since 202071.1%7% below
Median age143.812% above
Bachelor's or higher116.6%48% below
High school or higher195.3%3% above
Household size12.310% below
Born abroad1County figure0.8%91% below
No health insurance16.5%2% above
Homes with broadband192.5%0% above
05

Life in Fairview Park

9 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.6 −25%
Shops31.8 +5%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.6 −37%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.6 −33%
Child care centers3.4 +48%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher12
11.7
24% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k9
15.6
25% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9
2.6
37% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureFairview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure633% below
Public school students12County figure2,27953% below
Students per teacher12County figure11.724% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure15.625% below
Shops per 10k9County figure31.85% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure2.637% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure13.633% below
Child care centers per 10k9Metro figure3.448% above
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure931% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 23.4, 75% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Fairview Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk14
23.4
75% below the median place
Wildfire risk14
7.3
88% below the median place
Heat wave risk14
38.4
57% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFairview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure86°F1% below
January average low13County figure19°F25% below
Average temperature13County figure53°F4% below
Annual precipitation13County figure41.8 in5% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure23.475% below
Hurricane risk14County figure29.358% below
Tornado risk14County figure39.551% below
Wildfire risk14County figure7.388% below
Heat wave risk14County figure38.457% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure455% above
Good air days15Metro figure59.7%13% below
08

Fairview Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$833/mo (2024)$1,080/mo$890 to $1,320/mo+4.4%
Median household income$62,778 (2024)$81,000$68,500 to $95,500+4.3%
Median home value$104,800 (2024)$141,000$102,000 to $194,000+5.0%
Population1,420 (2025)1,4401,380 to 1,500+0.3%

The median home would be worth 1.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Fairview Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Pontiac, IL$842$61,279Compare
Albert Lea, MN$857$64,603Compare
Ogdensburg, NY$778$61,824Compare
Dunkirk, NY$866$53,299Compare
Dunkirk, NYOgdensburg, NYAlbert Lea, MNPontiac, ILFairview Park, INFairview ParkPontiacAlbert LeaOgdensburgDunkirkFairview ParkPontiacAlbert LeaOgdensburgDunkirk

Common questions

Is Fairview Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 1.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 132 Indiana places. Only 26% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 96% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 124 Indiana places. On cost, space and class size it scores 76 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Fairview Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $104,800.

What salary do you need to live in Fairview Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $33,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Fairview Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Pontiac, IL, Albert Lea, MN, Ogdensburg, NY and Dunkirk, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Fairview Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Fairview Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/fairview-park-indiana

Citytistics. “Fairview Park, Indiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/fairview-park-indiana/

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