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Fairview, NJ
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Living in Fairview



Fairview is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 14,893 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fairview is the 130th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Fairview are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

In Fairview, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.07 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Despite being a small borough, Fairview has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of Fairview are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.31% of adults in Fairview having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fairview in 2018 was $35,932, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,728 for a family of four. However, Fairview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fairview is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Fairview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Fairview, accounting for 55.01% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Fairview residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fairview include Italian, Irish, Egyptian, Croatian, and German.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Fairview's cultural character, accounting for 47.28% of the borough’s population.

The most common language spoken in Fairview is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.


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