Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median home value$177,700
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,174/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
St. Louis 26%
Fairview Heights
St. Clair County16,745 residents4 school districts
57
C−
Suburbgrade score
39th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by employment & income.
57
St. Louis median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Fairview Heights is like to live in, by category
Bars show Fairview Heights against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Within-state proficiency35th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio12.1
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate—
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index93
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.71%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.96%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Mean commute22.0 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes72%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi7.8
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés64
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks9
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median household income$80,930
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment6.4%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations48%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Fairview Heights on employment & income
Fairview Heights's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Columbia15 mi from Fairview HeightsB 60 C Creve Coeur24 mi from Fairview HeightsB 76 B Crestwood20 mi from Fairview HeightsB 74 B Troy11 mi from Fairview HeightsB 59 C Shiloh6 mi from Fairview HeightsB 60 C Kirkwood23 mi from Fairview HeightsB 76 B Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Fairview Heights
Is Fairview Heights, IL a good place to live?
Fairview Heights scores 57 out of 100, 39th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Fairview Heights expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $177,700, 27% below the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.71%. $1,174/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Fairview Heights?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Fairview Heights sit at the 35th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 12.1 student–teacher ratio. Fairview Heights is served by Belleville Township High School District 201, Grant CCSD 110, Pontiac-W Holliday SD 105 and East St. Louis School District 189. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Fairview Heights?
The mean commute is 22.0 min, with 72% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 6.5% working from home. Transit density is 7.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Fairview Heights?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 64 restaurants and cafés and 9 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Fairview Heights old or new?
The median home in Fairview Heights was built in 1972 — close to the St. Louis median of 1973. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 77% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.