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41.44° N · 81.85° W · GEOID 3926446

Fairview Park

Cuyahoga County, Ohio · part of the Cleveland, OH metro

OhioFairview Park, OHFairview ParkFairview Park

The short answer

Fairview Park is home to 17,018 people. Median household income is $78,865 a year and median rent is $1,039 a month, 15.8% 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 $239,100, about 3.0x annual median household income.

Fairview Park stands out on value for money. Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 98 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings. Also notable: Homeowners pay a median of about 2.1% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 92% of places its size.

90OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Fairview Park scores better than 90% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 66th of 290 in Ohio.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%80
Economy 20%58
Safety 20%81
Amenities 15%50
Education 10%77
Commute 10%64
Growth 5%22
Median gross rent
$1,039
24% below the median place
Median household income
$78,865
2% below the median place
Median home value
$239,100
25% below the median place
Unemployment
4.1%
16% below 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

  • HousingHalf the homes were built before 1957, older housing than in 88% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Fairview Park

Cuyahoga County loses about 7.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in32,137
Moved out39,258
Net−7,121

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Lorain County, OH3,2704,971−1,701
Summit County, OH2,6213,517−896
Lake County, OH2,3563,175−819
Medina County, OH1,6762,638−962
Franklin County, OH1,1021,365−263
Portage County, OH8731,151−278
Geauga County, OH728949−221
Cook County, IL501620−119

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$67K
Leavers$80K

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

Who moves here
2.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Cuyahoga County report $66,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $80,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$41,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,039 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,777 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $239,100.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 19.9% work from home; 3.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Whitehall, PA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
2.3%
60% below the median place
Moved from another state1
0.8%
60% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-7.4
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFairview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year12.3%60% below
Moved from another state10.8%60% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-7.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$66,8455% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$80,44014% above
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 15.8% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 86% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Fairview Park15.8%
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
$41,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.8%
23% below the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
20% 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
$68,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Fairview Park, $1,039 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Fairview Park, but easier on the budget

Places that match Fairview Park on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Whitehall, PA9212.3% vs 15.8%$10,400Compare
Hamburg, NY9211.7% vs 15.8%$31,700Compare
Fort Thomas, KY9112.9% vs 15.8%$25,200Compare
Morrisville, PA9012.6% vs 15.8%$18,100Compare

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Property tax rate1
2.1%
135% above the median place
Median year built1
1957
1% below the median place
Vacant homes1
4.1%
42% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFairview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,03924% below
Rent to income115.8%23% below
Property tax rate12.1%135% above
Home price to income13.0x20% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure93.97% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,27421% below
HUD area median income4County figure$105,0002% below
Property tax paid (median)1$5,12357% above
Median home value1$239,10025% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.7%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure53.5%4% above
Homeownership169.7%5% above
Renters paying 30%+146.2%9% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7775% below
Vacant homes14.1%42% below
Median year built119571% below
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 19.9%, 60% above the median place.

Works from home1
19.9%
60% above the median place
Unemployment1
4.1%
16% below the median place
Income per person1
$46,965
17% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute23 min −8%
Poverty rate9.4% −13%
Median household income$78,865 −2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFairview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$78,8652% below
Income per person1$46,96517% above
Unemployment14.1%16% below
Average annual pay6County figure$77,27317% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.8%24% below
Jobs6County figure692,694360% above
Poverty rate19.4%13% below
Mean commute123 min8% below
Works from home119.9%60% above
Commutes by transit1County figure3.0%252% above
04

Who lives here

Population change since 2020 is -3.3%, below the median place (median 1.1%).

Population change since 20207
-3.3%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
Household size1
2.2
13% below the median place
High school or higher1
96.8%
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher48.6% +52%
Born abroad4.6% −48%
No health insurance5.2% −19%
Homes with broadband94.0% +2%
Median age40.4 +4%
All 9 people measures
MeasureFairview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population117,0182696th largest
Population change since 20207-3.3%below (median 1.1%)
Median age140.44% above
Bachelor's or higher148.6%52% above
High school or higher196.8%5% above
Household size12.213% below
Born abroad14.6%48% below
No health insurance15.2%19% below
Homes with broadband194.0%2% above
05

Life in Fairview Park

About 16 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 91% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Founded or incorporated in 1903. 1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Fairview Community Park Historic District listed 2013

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.0 −31%
Playgrounds per 10k10.6 +12%
Grocery stores per 10k1.8 −17%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k18.8 +69%
Libraries per 10k1.2 +36%
Named paths and bike trails16 km 7.8×
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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • David Berger National Memorial 19 miles
  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park 21 miles
  • James A. Garfield National Historic Site 30 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.2 +16%
Shops31.2 +3%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.0 −6%
Child care centers3.2 +39%

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

Public school students14
1,471
70% below the median place
Public schools14
4
56% below the median place
Nearest National Park Service site11
18.8
39% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureFairview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14456% below
Public school students141,47170% below
Students per teacher1415.03% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure24.216% above
Shops per 10k9County figure31.23% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure19.06% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.239% above
Parks per 10k107.031% below
Playgrounds per 10k1010.612% above
Grocery stores per 10k101.817% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1018.869% above
Libraries per 10k101.236% above
Named paths and bike trails1015.7above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1118.839% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles115150% above
National Register listings12192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 66, 66% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
66
66% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
633
48% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk16
99.0
22% above the median place
July average high15
82°F
5% below the median place
Good air days17
43.3%
37% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFairview ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure82°F5% below
January average low15County figure21°F18% below
Average temperature15County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation15County figure40.0 in9% below
Natural hazard risk16County figure98.06% above
Hurricane risk16County figure62.412% below
Tornado risk16County figure99.022% above
Wildfire risk16County figure56.97% below
Heat wave risk16County figure97.78% above
Median air quality index17County figure5323% above
Good air days17County figure43.3%37% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Fairview Park does better than 79% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 51%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,039/mo (2024)$1,330/mo$1,090 to $1,630/mo+4.2%
Median household income$78,865 (2024)$100,000$84,500 to $118,500+4.1%
Median home value$239,100 (2024)$343,000$249,000 to $472,000+6.2%
Population16,748 (2025)16,62015,940 to 17,320−0.2%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 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
Kenmore, NY$1,081$77,639Compare
Pass Christian, MS$1,198$78,212Compare
Dormont, PA$1,106$80,526Compare
Midland, MI$1,048$73,325Compare
Midland, MIDormont, PAPass Christian, MSKenmore, NYFairview Park, OHFairview ParkKenmorePass ChristianDormontMidlandFairview ParkKenmorePass ChristianDormontMidland

Places built like Fairview Park

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Fairview Park performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Fairview Park, OH15.8%5.3%/yr-3.3%
Traverse City, MI16.1%5.4%/yr1.1%Compare
Clawson, MI17.0%5.5%/yr-0.8%Compare
Berea, OH17.0%4.7%/yr-3.3%Compare
Brown Deer, WI15.1%8.0%/yr2.9%Compare
Greendale, WI15.9%5.7%/yr-2.9%Compare
Rocky River, OH15.0%4.6%/yr-1.6%Compare

Common questions

Is Fairview Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 90 out of 100, better than 90% of the places we rate and 66th of 290 in Ohio. Half the homes were built before 1957, older housing than in 88% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 67 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Fairview Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.8% 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 $239,100.

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 $41,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Fairview Park safe?

There were 66 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Fairview Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Kenmore, NY, Pass Christian, MS, Dormont, PA and Midland, MI.

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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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-ohio

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

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