Best PlacesFairview Crossroads, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fairview Crossroads, 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.
Fairview Crossroads ranks 34,820th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fairview Crossroads
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.
Fairview Crossroads' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fairview Crossroads ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 71% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 70% of towns
Where Fairview Crossroads ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 22% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 22% of towns
- Short commute32.4 minutes each way, better than only 22% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fairview Crossroads
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fairview Crossroads home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,378, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Fairview Crossroads' effective rate of 0.33%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fairview Crossroads
Fairview Crossroads runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fairview Crossroads.
Who works in Fairview Crossroads, and how
Work in Fairview Crossroads centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Fairview Crossroads
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fairview Crossroads.
What the weather is like in Fairview Crossroads, month by month
Fairview Crossroads sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 35° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 51° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Fairview Crossroads
The nearest airport, Columbia Metro, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fairview Crossroads
Schools across Fairview Crossroads average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gilbert ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Pelion ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gilbert MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Pelion MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Gilbert HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Pelion HighC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fairview Crossroads school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fairview Crossroads 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 Fairview Crossroads against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fairview Crossroads
Is Fairview Crossroads a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fairview Crossroads ranks 34,820th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on crime and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fairview Crossroads expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $154,997. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $61,378 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Fairview Crossroads safe?
Fairview Crossroads is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $516 per resident a year.
Compare Fairview Crossroads with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fairview Crossroads. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fairview Crossroads 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.
Fairview Crossroads detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fairview Crossroads: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fairview Crossroads: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fairview Crossroads: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fairview Crossroads: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fairview Crossroads 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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