Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median home value$239,100
Cleveland $215,400
Median rent$1,039/mo
Cleveland $1,050/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Cleveland 28%
Fairview Park
Cuyahoga County17,018 residentsFairview Park City
63
C+
Suburbgrade score
17th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
63
Cleveland median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Fairview Park is like to live in, by category
Bars show Fairview Park against Cleveland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 67/100
C+
Within-state proficiency74th pct
Cleveland median 44th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.3
Cleveland median 16.9
Graduation rate83%
Cleveland median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Housing cost index109
Cleveland 100
Eff. tax rate2.10%
Cleveland 1.62%
Local sales tax7.29%
Cleveland median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Mean commute22.8 min
Cleveland 24.2 min
Under 30 minutes72%
Cleveland 67%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Cleveland median 0.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés62
Cleveland median 50 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Cleveland median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks39
Cleveland median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Median household income$78,865
Cleveland $70,678
Unemployment4.1%
Cleveland 5.5%
Professional occupations53%
Cleveland 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Fairview Park on housing & affordability
Fairview Park's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Avon8 mi from Fairview ParkA− 69 B− Brecksville15 mi from Fairview ParkA− 65 C+ Solon22 mi from Fairview ParkA− 69 B− Avon Lake9 mi from Fairview ParkB+ 68 B− Westlake4 mi from Fairview ParkB 70 B− Seven Hills10 mi from Fairview ParkB 60 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Fairview Park
Is Fairview Park, OH a good place to live?
Fairview Park scores 63 out of 100, 17th of 52 Cleveland suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Fairview Park expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $239,100, 11% above the Cleveland median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.10%. $1,039/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Fairview Park?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Fairview Park sit at the 74th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 83% graduation rate and a 15.3 student–teacher ratio. Fairview Park is served by Fairview Park City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Fairview Park?
The mean commute is 22.8 min, with 72% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 20% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Fairview Park?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 62 restaurants and cafés and 39 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Fairview Park old or new?
The median home in Fairview Park was built in 1957 — older than the Cleveland median of 1963. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 75% 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.