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11,844people live here $62,414median household income▼ 23% below US $1,296median rent per monthNear US average $354,000median home valueNear US average

Fairview Shores is an unincorporated community in Orange County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Fairview Shores

Fairview Shores is an unincorporated community in Florida with rent below the national average, a growing population, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Fairview Shores deals with household incomes below the national average, hot summers, and above-average rainfall.

The good

Rent below the national average
Growing population
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Hot summers
Above-average rainfall

How Fairview Shores compares

Median household income

Fairview Shores$62,414

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Fairview Shores$1,296

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Fairview Shores$354,000

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Fairview Shores

Based on Fairview Shores's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,592

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $51,840 a year
49% of Fairview Shores renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$70,800

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $35,400
Homes cost 5.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,296/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,296 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices run above average, with a median around $354,000. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $354,000 · 49% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.8% county unemployment

Unemployment in Orange County is 3.8%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Orange County (county-wide)

Safety

404 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Fairview Shores doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Orange County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1424/100k · Policed by Orange County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 27 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 15% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

66%

Work from home

15%

Carpool

9.3%

Walk

8.2%

Other

1.2%

Public transit

0.5%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 54°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 16% below US

30% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 30% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Canaveral National Seashore (41 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Fairview Shores's strongest points are rent below the national average and a growing population; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and hot summers. A year of median rent ($1,296/mo) equals 25% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. Whether it fits comes down to the specifics: the neighborhood, the job, and what matters most in the move.

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