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Fairview vs Willow Park

65 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+60% in Fairview) and growth since 2010 (+19.1 pts in Fairview).

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Fairview, TXHomes around $655KTexas · 10,783 people
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Willow Park, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 5,874 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,440 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 →
Willow Park$2,760/mo
Typical home $417K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $2,415/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,440 a month, about $17,300 a year, between Fairview and Willow Park.

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.

Report cards

Fairview places higher on 11 of 19 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.

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
FairviewWillow Park
Snow a year3″0″
January low—33°F
July high—97°F
Growing season (days)—245d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st26th
Outdoors & history
FairviewWillow Park
Trails20 mi0 mi
Conserved land6.1%0%
National Register places1—
Community
FairviewWillow Park
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.

Where they are

65 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Fairview ↔ Willow Park65 miles apart
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.

FairviewWillow Park
People
Population 10,783Highest 5,874Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +43.1%Highest TX: +15.9% +24%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 49.1±5.1Highest 38% above TX 45.8±5.7Lowest 29% above TX
Fairview and Willow Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.7%±4.9Lowest TX: 25% 25.5%±7.5Highest TX: 25%
Willow Park 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% 14.2%±4.4Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 59.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 51.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±3.1Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.1%±4Highest TX: 6.2%
Willow Park 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 $132,045±$25kHighest 68% above TX
Willow Park 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 $374,200±$20kLowest 32% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,947±$240Lowest 39% above TX $2,415±$499Highest 72% above TX
Willow Park and Fairview 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 $6,114Lowest 44% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.1%±24.8Highest TX: 51.7% 32.3%±29.9Lowest TX: 51.7%
Fairview and Willow Park 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% 10.3%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 83.4%Highest 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 30 minLowest 10% above TX
Work from home 35.3%±7.3Highest TX: 14.4% 16.2%±6.3Lowest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 2.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 1.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dallas (18%)Fort Worth (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Willow ParkFew work in Fairview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 20.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.3Highest 37.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #5 of 583 in TX#46 of 583 in TX
School district LOVEJOY ISDALEDO ISD · SPRINGTOWN ISD
High school in town None in townNew Jjaep
Students per teacherat that high school — 2.9
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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