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Fairview vs Allen

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (10.2× in Allen) and growth since 2010 (+18.9 pts in Fairview).

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Fairview, TXHomes around $655KTexas · 10,783 people
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Allen, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 110,265 people
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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.

FairviewHomes around $655K
Housing$655K typical home119% above the TX typical home Schools#5 for schools in TXof 583 towns Outdoors#18 most trails in TX20 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves All about Fairview →
AllenKnown for its schools
Schools#52 for schools in TXof 583 towns Outdoors#48 most walkable in TX12 miles of trails across 44 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 92%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Allen →
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.

Size10.2×
Allen is the bigger place
Allen 110,265Fairview 10,783
Growth since 2010+18.9 pts
Fairview has grown faster since 2010
Fairview +43.1%Allen +24.2%
Age 65++18.7 pts
Fairview has more people 65 and up
Fairview 30.1%Allen 11.4%
Street grid2.3×
Allen has the more walkable street grid
Allen 118Fairview 51.3
Median age10.7 yrs
Fairview skews older
Fairview 49.1Allen 38.4
Home values+29%
Homes cost more in Fairview
Fairview $597,300Allen $464,100
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $970 more a month in Fairview

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.

Fairview$4,190/mo
Typical home $655K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.40% · or rent about $1,947/mo · Housing →
Allen$3,230/mo
Typical home $485K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $1,932/mo · Housing →

The difference: $970 a month, about $11,600 a year, between Fairview and Allen.

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.

Where they are

Fairview and Allen share a border

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

FairviewAllenFairviewAllen
Fairview ↔ Allen3.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
334 Fairview residents work in Allen (7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Fairview →
Report cards

Allen places higher on 13 of 21 TX lists

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

Safety
B+FairviewSafer than 74% of U.S. towns B+AllenSafer than 70% of U.S. towns
Schools
AFairviewBetter than 88% of districts in the state AAllenBetter than 92% of districts in the state
Health
A−FairviewHealthier than 79% of U.S. towns AAllenHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns
6Fairview
13Allen

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

Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #413#48 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #18#194 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #577#418 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #146#39 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #270#190 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #148#69 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #120#47 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #88#156

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

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
FairviewAllen
Snow a year3″3″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st60th
Outdoors & history
FairviewAllen
Trails20 mi12 mi
Conserved land6.1%6.5%
Settled—1953
National Register places11
Community
FairviewAllen
Library hours a week—61 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

FairviewAllen
People
Population 10,783Lowest 110,265Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +43.1%Highest TX: +15.9% +24.2%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 49.1±5.1Highest 38% above TX 38.4±0.9Lowest 8% above TX
Kids under 18 22.7%±4.9Lowest TX: 25% 25.4%±1.6Highest TX: 25%
Allen and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.1%±4.6Highest TX: 13.4% 11.4%±0.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 59.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 57.5%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±3.1Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.8%±0.9Highest TX: 6.2%
Allen and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $109,347±$18kLowest 39% above TX $130,901±$8kHighest 67% above TX
Allen and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $597,300±$40kHighest 110% above TX $464,100±$8kLowest 64% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,947±$240Highest 39% above TX $1,932±$59Lowest 38% above TX
Fairview and Allen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $8,355Highest 97% above TX $7,844Lowest 85% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.1%±24.8Highest TX: 51.7% 53.9%±5.7Lowest TX: 51.7%
Fairview and Allen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.8%Highest TX: 13.8% 6.1%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 69.4%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2006Highest 14 yrs newer than TX 2003Lowest 11 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 27% above TX 28 minLowest 5% above TX
Work from home 35.3%±7.3Highest TX: 14.4% 26.7%±1.8Lowest TX: 14.4%
Fairview and Allen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 10.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 0.70Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (18%)Dallas (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 7% work in AllenFew work in Fairview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.1%Lowest 6.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 20.1 miHighest 11.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.3 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 44Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.3Lowest 118Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #5 of 583 in TX#52 of 583 in TX
School district LOVEJOY ISDALLEN ISD · PLANO ISD
High school in town None in townAllen H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 19.8
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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