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Fairview, PA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Fairview, PA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 2,850, 992 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $297,572, Fairview real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Fairview, accounting for 82.64% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Fairview include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 13.19%), row houses and other attached homes ( 4.17%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Fairview. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 78.34% of Fairview's homes, and 71.63% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Fairview built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Fairview built between 1940-1969 ( 24.38%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 22.87%). There's also some housing in Fairview built before 1939 ( 20.78%).

Fairview Home Appreciation Rates

Fairview's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Fairview during the period has been just 4.85%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Fairview that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Fairview real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Fairview appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 8.69%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 90.61% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Fairview. Fairview appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 0.64%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 2.60%.

Relative to Pennsylvania, our data show that Fairview's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Pennsylvania.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$297,572

Fairview Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,722 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
78.3%
78.3%
21.7%
21.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.9%
5.9%
94.1%
94.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
22.9%
22.9%
32.0%
32.0%
24.4%
24.4%
20.8%
20.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
82.6%
82.6%
4.2%
4.2%
0.0%
0.0%
13.2%
13.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.0%
0.0%
4.3%
4.3%
19.2%
19.2%
40.3%
40.3%
31.3%
31.3%
4.9%
4.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Fairview

Zip Codes in Fairview, PA