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Fairview vs Gresham

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (10.5× in Gresham) and trails (2.4× in Gresham).

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Fairview, ORAn outdoors townOregon · 10,735 people

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Gresham, ORAn outdoors townOregon · 112,378 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

FairviewAn outdoors town

Outdoors#15 most conserved land in OR7.6 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 54%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 17%of OR districts All about Fairview →

GreshamAn outdoors town

Outdoors#19 most conserved land in OR19 miles of trails across 47 parks and preserves Health53% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates College town1 collegeMt Hood Community College All about Gresham →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Gresham is the bigger place

Gresham 112,378Fairview 10,735

Gresham has more miles of trail

Gresham 18.6 miFairview 7.6 mi

Growth since 2010+8.7 pts

Fairview has grown faster since 2010

Fairview +16.9%Gresham +8.2%

Street grid+82%

Gresham has the more walkable street grid

Gresham 107Fairview 58.7

Work in town+14.2 pts

More of Gresham’s workers stay in town

Gresham 16.4%Fairview 2.2%

Homeowners+13.2 pts renters

Fairview has more renters

Gresham 55.8%Fairview 42.6%

★ What stands out · Report cards

Fairview places higher on 13 of 21 OR lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Oregon ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

–FairviewNot graded C−GreshamSafer than 16% of U.S. towns

Schools

C−FairviewBetter than 17% of districts in the state B−GreshamBetter than 45% of districts in the state

Health

B−FairviewHealthier than 54% of U.S. towns B−GreshamHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns

13Fairview

5Gresham

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 108 towns #18#73 Most walkableOutdoors · 147 towns #122#49 Fastest growingGrowth · 140 towns #30#78 Shortest commuteGetting around · 147 towns #68#110 Most activeHealth · 147 towns #64#96 Most remote workersWork · 141 towns #46#75 Lowest property taxCost of living · 147 towns #81#107 Highest graduation rateSchools · 139 towns #135#114

Left end = #1 in Oregon. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Fairview’s rankings →

Where they are

Fairview and Gresham share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

FairviewGresham

Fairview ↔ Gresham3.1 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

576 Fairview residents work in Gresham (13.6% of its workers)

508 Gresham residents work in Fairview (1.1% of its workers)

Work & commute in Fairview →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Fairview$2,790/mo

Typical home $472K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $1,637/mo · Housing →

Gresham$2,790/mo

Typical home $465K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $1,586/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

FairviewGresham

Snow a year3″3″

January low37°F 37°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)251d 251d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th 57th

Outdoors & history

FairviewGresham

Trails8 mi 19 mi

Conserved land16.9%15.8%

Settled1908 1905

National Register places1 10

Archive photos5 —

Community

FairviewGresham

Library hours a week53 hrs 57 hrs

Colleges in town—1

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Oregon average

FairviewGresham

People

Population 10,735Lowest 112,378Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +16.9%Highest OR: +10.6% +8.2%Lowest OR: +10.6%

Median age 37.4±4.8Highest 7% below OR 37±1Lowest 8% below OR

Fairview and Gresham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 18.5%±4.5Lowest OR: 19.9% 22.7%±1.3Highest OR: 19.9%

Gresham and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 15.9%±4.2Highest OR: 19.1% 15.1%±0.9Lowest OR: 19.1%

Fairview and Gresham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24%Highest OR: 36.8% 23.3%Lowest OR: 36.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±1.8Lowest OR: 5.7% 5.3%±1.1Highest OR: 5.7%

Gresham and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $70,107±$9kLowest 16% below OR $77,795±$4kHighest 6% below OR

Gresham and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $427,700±$29kLowest 10% below OR $458,700±$5kHighest 4% below OR

Gresham and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,637±$78Highest 7% above OR $1,586±$37Lowest 4% above OR

Fairview and Gresham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,492Lowest 10% below OR $4,174Highest 8% above OR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.4%±15.7Lowest OR: 52.5% 59%±4.3Highest OR: 52.5%

Gresham and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 17.5%Highest OR: 11.9% 13%Lowest OR: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 42.6%Lowest OR: 63.3% 55.8%Highest OR: 63.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 14 yrs newer than OR 1981Lowest same as OR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the OR average 26 minHighest 13% above OR

Work from home 16.1%±6.1Highest OR: 19% 13%±1.5Lowest OR: 19%

Fairview and Gresham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 16.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.69Lowest 0.75Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Portland (43%)Portland (41%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 14% work in Gresham1% work in Fairview

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 16.9%Highest 15.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 7.6 miLowest 18.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.2 miHighest 0.8 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12Lowest 47Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.7Lowest 107Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #95 of 121 in OR #96 of 121 in OR

School district Reynolds SD 7Centennial SD 28J · Gresham-Barlow SD 10J

High school in town Reynolds Learning AcademyCentennial High School

Students per teacherat that high school 9.9Lowest 26.7Highest

Oregon average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Fairview neighborsTown Square →

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Gresham neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Fairview

Wood Village4,696 people · $312K homes

Camas, WA27,007 people · $712K homes

Troutdale15,923 people · $456K homes

Towns like Fairview

Astoria10,109 people · $445K homes

La Grande13,058 people · $279K homes

Tillamook5,218 people · $299K homes

Klamath Falls22,115 people · $287K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.