About Fairview Park, Ohio
As of 2009, the population in Fairview Park, OH was 16,115 people. Since the year 2000, Fairview Park has had a population growth of about -6.91%. The median home cost in Fairview Park (zip code 44126) is approximately $147,000. Like many cities, the appreciation rate has been negative at -8%. The median age of a house is 48 years. Current unemployment rates are running at 9.3% and jobs have decreased by 4.4%.
The median age of a Fairview Park resident is 41.9 years. 56% of the people are married and 9.7% are divorced. 20% of people are married and have children. 5% of the residents have children, but are single.
As far as the demographics in Fairview Park, 94.33% of the people are white. The rest of the population consists of: 0.79% black, 1.98% asian, 0.12% native american, and 2.05% ‘other’.
Fairview Park schools spend just over $6,500 per student and there is a student teacher ratio of 18/1. Fairview Park’s school district was awarded a designation of “Effective” by the Ohio department of Education.
The average commute time is Fairview Park is 25 minutes and 84% of the commuter drive their own car. The average cost of living in Fairview Park is 87, lower than the national average by 13%.
57.81% of the people in Fairview Park consider themselves to be religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. The two most prevalent religions are: Catholic at 34.86% and Protestant at 10.54%.
66.57% of Fairview Park residents are registered Democrats and 32.89% are registered Republicans.
The sales tax rate in Fairview Park is 8%, the income tax rate is 6.99%, and the property tax rate is 2.55%. The median household income is $55,682.
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- Golfers flock to Fairview Park's Big Met to enjoy mild January weather - Big Met -- at one time the most played golf course in Ohio -- attracted low handicap golfers and duffers alike Wednesday. The biggest draw was the mild weather -- another day of temperatures in the 40s with partly sunny skies.
- Swimming, wrestling, hockey notes from Lakewood, Fairview Park and North Olmsted - The Lakewood High School girls are making quite the "splash" in the pool this season.
- Jury finds Fairview Park man guilty of killing wife, judge sentences him to life in prison - Prosecutors said the 5-foot-8, 190-pound Peter Primeau brutally beat his 4-foot-11, 90-pound wife Shinobu Higa on March 11, 2011. She died five days later.
- Students can get help with federal financial aid application: Higher Education - Struggling to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid? On Sunday, families can get help. Read more in the Higher Education column.
- 3 out of 4 Cleveland suburbs saw increases in poverty in last decade - The loss of middle-class people underscores the need for better social service networks in places that didn't really need them before, cities stretching from South Euclid to Fairview Park, Lakewood to Brecksville.
- Fairview Park veteran recalls stalking enemy skies aboard Black Widow night fighter in World War II - Jim Musat, 91, was a radar operator aboard a P-61 Black Widow fighter and says his scariest moment came when his aircraft was hit by flak and he had to bail out.
- Sentencings, trials and arraignments in Cuyahoga County: Court Watch - Peter Primeau, 28, of Fairview Park: Trial continues today on charges of murder and felonious assault. He's accused of fatally beating his 36-year-old wife, Shinobu Higa, then driving her to an emergency room at 11 p.m. March 11 and lying about what happened.
- 'Double dipping' practice may be legal, but not moral: Your Turn Sun Post-Herald - As a citizen, a taxpayer and a pension attorney who understands how public pension systems like the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System operate, I was deeply disturbed by the Jan. 12 Sun Post-Herald article
- OpenTable Diner Reviews Reveal the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in the U.S. - SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In anticipation of Valentine's Day, OpenTable, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN - News), a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation ...
- Chargers ink 14 players for 2012 class - HILLSDALE — Fourteen players committed Wednesday to play for Hillsdale College on National Signing Day.
