Best PlacesFairmont Park, Norfolk, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fairmont Park, Norfolk, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fairmont Park, Norfolk ranks 3,834th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on cheap car insurance, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fairmont Park, Norfolk
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Fairmont Park, Norfolk's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fairmont Park, Norfolk ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 82% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Fairmont Park, Norfolk ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Household income$57,889 median, better than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fairmont Park, Norfolk
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fairmont Park, Norfolk home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $57,889, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Fairmont Park, Norfolk's effective rate of 1.19%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fairmont Park, Norfolk
Fairmont Park, Norfolk's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fairmont Park, Norfolk.
Who works in Fairmont Park, Norfolk, and how
Work in Fairmont Park, Norfolk centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Fairmont Park, Norfolk
The coast is about 7 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Fairmont Park, Norfolk, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fairmont Park, Norfolk, month by month
Fairmont Park, Norfolk sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 76° | 65° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Fairmont Park, Norfolk
The nearest airport, Norfolk International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fairmont Park, Norfolk
Schools across Fairmont Park, Norfolk average a B+, better than 82% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Academy For Discovery At LakewoodA · 63% proficient
- Azalea Gardens MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Norview MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Matthew Fontaine Maury HighA− · 61% proficient
- Norview HighB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fairmont Park, Norfolk school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fairmont Park, Norfolk measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Fairmont Park, Norfolk against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fairmont Park, Norfolk
Is Fairmont Park, Norfolk a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fairmont Park, Norfolk ranks 3,834th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and tree cover, and lowest on health outcomes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fairmont Park, Norfolk expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,307. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $57,889 median income, cost of living beats 35% of neighborhoods.
Is Fairmont Park, Norfolk safe?
Fairmont Park, Norfolk is safer than 40% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $528 per resident a year.
Compare Fairmont Park, Norfolk with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fairmont Park, Norfolk. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fairmont Park, Norfolk represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Fairmont Park, Norfolk detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fairmont Park, Norfolk: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fairmont Park, Norfolk: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fairmont Park, Norfolk: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fairmont Park, Norfolk: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fairmont Park, Norfolk detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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