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Fairview vs McKinney

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (19.5× in McKinney) and age 65+ (+19.8 pts in Fairview).

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Fairview, TXHomes around $655KTexas · 10,783 people
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McKinney, TXA history townTexas · 210,600 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 →
McKinneyA history town
HistorySettled in 184857 places on the National Register Schools#70 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 86%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about McKinney →
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.

Size19.5×
McKinney is the bigger place
McKinney 210,600Fairview 10,783
Age 65++19.8 pts
Fairview has more people 65 and up
Fairview 30.1%McKinney 10.3%
Trails2.9×
McKinney has more miles of trail
McKinney 59.2 miFairview 20.1 mi
Median age12.2 yrs
Fairview skews older
Fairview 49.1McKinney 36.9
Work from home+10.8 pts
More people work from home in Fairview
Fairview 35.3%McKinney 24.5%
Home values+27%
Homes cost more in Fairview
Fairview $597,300McKinney $471,800
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,070 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 →
McKinney$3,130/mo
Typical home $472K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.65% · or rent about $1,901/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,070 a month, about $12,800 a year, between Fairview and McKinney.

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 McKinney share a border

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

FairviewMcKinneyFairviewMcKinney
Fairview ↔ McKinney5.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
412 Fairview residents work in McKinney (8.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Fairview →
Report cards

McKinney places higher on 12 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+McKinneySafer than 69% of U.S. towns
Schools
AFairviewBetter than 88% of districts in the state A−McKinneyBetter than 82% of districts in the state
Health
A−FairviewHealthier than 79% of U.S. towns AMcKinneyHealthier than 86% of U.S. towns
8Fairview
12McKinney

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

Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #413#119 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #270#85 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #577#411 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #146#33 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #18#85 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #5#70 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #114#64 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #13#58

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
FairviewMcKinney
Snow a year3″3″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st52nd
Outdoors & history
FairviewMcKinney
Trails20 mi59 mi
Conserved land6.1%6.5%
Settled—1848
National Register places157
Community
FairviewMcKinney
Library hours a week—70 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

FairviewMcKinney
People
Population 10,783Lowest 210,600Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +43.1%Lowest TX: +15.9% +49%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 49.1±5.1Highest 38% above TX 36.9±0.5Lowest 4% above TX
Kids under 18 22.7%±4.9Lowest TX: 25% 26.2%±1Highest TX: 25%
McKinney 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% 10.3%±0.5Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 59.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 54.1%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±3.1Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.2%±0.5Highest TX: 6.2%
McKinney 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 $124,215±$5kHighest 58% above TX
McKinney 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 $471,800±$6kLowest 66% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,947±$240Highest 39% above TX $1,901±$45Lowest 35% above TX
Fairview and McKinney 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 $7,791Lowest 84% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.1%±24.8Highest TX: 51.7% 48.4%±3.9Lowest TX: 51.7%
Fairview and McKinney 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% 5.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 63.8%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2006Lowest 14 yrs newer than TX 2007Highest 15 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 27% above TX 28 minLowest 4% above TX
Work from home 35.3%±7.3Highest TX: 14.4% 24.5%±1.3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 13.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 0.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (18%)Dallas (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 9% work in McKinneyFew work in Fairview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.1%Lowest 6.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 20.1 miLowest 59.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.3 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 78Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.3Lowest 95.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #5 of 583 in TX#70 of 583 in TX
School district LOVEJOY ISDALLEN ISD · ANNA ISD
High school in town None in townMcKinney H S
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.7
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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