Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 35/100
F
Median home value$354,000
Orlando $369,800
Median rent$1,296/mo
Orlando $1,760/mo
Cost-burdened households37%
Orlando 39%
Fairview Shores
Orange County11,844 residentsOrange
58
C
Suburbgrade score
15th of 46 Orlando suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
58
Orlando median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Fairview Shores is like to live in, by category
Bars show Fairview Shores against Orlando. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 62/100
C
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Orlando median 60th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.7
Orlando median 18.0
Graduation rate88%
Orlando median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 85/100
A−
Housing cost index79
Orlando 100
Eff. tax rate0.73%
Orlando 0.78%
Local sales tax6.50%
Orlando median 6.75%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Mean commute27.0 min
Orlando 29.2 min
Under 30 minutes60%
Orlando 53%
Transit stops / sq mi12
Orlando median 0.7 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 52/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés30
Orlando median 30 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Orlando median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks11
Orlando median 16 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Median household income$62,414
Orlando $78,533
Unemployment2.4%
Orlando 5.2%
Professional occupations40%
Orlando 41%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Fairview Shores on housing & affordability
Fairview Shores's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Lake Butler12 mi from Fairview ShoresA− 58 C Horizon West17 mi from Fairview ShoresC+ 59 C Doctor Phillips12 mi from Fairview ShoresC+ 59 C Minneola20 mi from Fairview ShoresC+ 53 C− Winter Park3 mi from Fairview ShoresC 66 C+ Lake Mary12 mi from Fairview ShoresC 68 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Fairview Shores
Is Fairview Shores, FL a good place to live?
Fairview Shores scores 58 out of 100, 15th of 46 Orlando suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Fairview Shores expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades A−. The median home is $354,000, 4% below the Orlando median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.73%. $1,296/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Fairview Shores?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Fairview Shores sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 15.7 student–teacher ratio. Fairview Shores is served by Orange. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Fairview Shores?
The mean commute is 27.0 min, with 60% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 15% working from home. Transit density is 12 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Fairview Shores?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 30 restaurants and cafés and 11 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Fairview Shores old or new?
The median home in Fairview Shores was built in 1967 — older than the Orlando median of 1995. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 71% 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.