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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Fairview, NC Arden, NC, Asheville, NC (Haw Creek/Beverly Hills), Asheville, NC (Kenilworth), Asheville, NC (Royal Pines), Asheville, NC (Tunnel Rd/Blue Ridge Pky), Biltmore Forest, NC, Black Mountain, NC (Town Center/Black Mountain College), Fairview, NC, Fletcher, NC (Town Center), Lake Lure, NC

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $275,966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very high cost relative to NC, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Small apartment buildings, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 8 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Black, some Hispanic |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
25,533 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of NC school districts |
88.7% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
65.2% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| A C REYNOLDS HIGH 1 ROCKET DRIVE, ASHEVILLE, NC 28803 (828) 298-2500 |
09-12 |
| A C REYNOLDS MIDDLE 2 ROCKET DRIVE, ASHEVILLE, NC 28803 (828) 298-7484 |
06-08 |
| AVERY'S CREEK ELEMENTARY 15 PARK SOUTH BOULEVARD, ARDEN, NC 28704 (828) 654-1810 |
KG-05 |
| BARNARDSVILLE ELEMENTARY 20 HILLCREST DRIVE, BARNARDSVILLE, NC 28709 (828) 626-2290 |
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| BLACK MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY 100 FLAT CREEK ROAD, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC 28711 (828) 669-5217 |
04-05 |
| BLACK MOUNTAIN PRIMARY 301 EAST STATE STREET, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC 28711 (828) 669-2645 |
KG-03 |
| BUNCOMBE COMMUNITY-EAST 235 OLD US 70, SWANNANOA, NC 28778 (828) 686-7734 |
08-12 |
| BUNCOMBE COMMUNITY-WEST 128 SAND HILL SCHOOL ROAD, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806 (828) 670-5040 |
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| BUNCOMBE COUNTY EARLY COLLEGE 340 VICTORIA ROAD, ASHEVILLE, NC 28801 (828) 232-4123 |
09-12 |
| CANDLER ELEMENTARY 121 CANDLER SCH ROAD, CANDLER, NC 28715 (828) 670-5018 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 82.7 | 56.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 9.5 | 31.5 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 6.3 | 8.4 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 41.0 | 42.6 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,577 | $116,864,000 | 56.1 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $437 | $11,161,000 | 5.4 |
| STAFF | $281 | $7,183,000 | 3.4 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $101 | $2,570,000 | 1.2 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $512 | $13,073,000 | 6.3 |
| OPERATION | $629 | $16,054,000 | 7.7 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $267 | $6,829,000 | 3.3 |
| OTHER | $135 | $3,449,000 | 1.6 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,362 | $60,319,000 | 28.9 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,222 | $31,213,000 | 15.0 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,162 | $208,396,000 | 100.0 |
Fairview EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Fairview WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 28.4 |
| CHILDREN IN Fairview LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 10.0 |
Fairview is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 8,121 people and just one neighborhood, Fairview is the 125th largest community in North Carolina.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fairview is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fairview is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairview who work in sales jobs (13.49%), office and administrative support jobs (12.58%), and management occupations (7.41%).
Fairview is a very car-oriented town. 98.21% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Fairview is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Fairview has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Fairview is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Fairview citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 27.10% of adults in Fairview have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Fairview in 2000 was $21,068, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,272 for a family of four.
The people who call Fairview home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fairview is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairview include German, English, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Fairview is English.
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