Fairview Realtor, without the guesswork.

The Town of Fairview has about 10,913 residents (July 2025 Census estimate) in Collin County, with Lovejoy ISD and McKinney ISD serving its schools. Its housing runs from custom estates on wooded acreage to Heritage Ranch, an active adult community built around a golf course, plus the shops and offices of Fairview Town Center near US 75. Zillow's typical home value was about $651,000 in September 2026, down 4.3% from a year earlier, which is a wider dip than in neighboring Lucas or Parker.

For tax year 2025 a Fairview home paid about 1.65% combined in McKinney ISD (town 0.316658, McKinney ISD 1.1043, Collin County plus Collin College 0.230563 per $100) and about 1.80% in Lovejoy ISD, which levies 1.2552. On a $1.5 million home that is roughly $24,800 a year ($2,064 a month) in McKinney ISD or $27,000 a year ($2,253 a month) in Lovejoy ISD, before the state's $140,000 school homestead exemption. The town itself offers a $60,000 over-65 and disabled exemption but no general homestead exemption.

Ask whether the home is on public sewer or septic, because Fairview grew with limited sewer service and many estates sit on an acre or more partly for that reason. Then confirm Lovejoy or McKinney ISD for the address, since that choice alone moves the annual tax bill by about $2,260 on a $1.5 million home.

The lesson in Fairview is that a town-wide average hides two very different markets. Recorded closed sales from late 2023 to October 2026 show a median of about $510,000 in Heritage Ranch but about $1.57 million in Oakwood Estates and $1.77 million in Hawks Wood. If you are buying or selling an estate home, ignore the city headline and work from sales in your own subdivision, with your lot size and sewer or septic setup.

Fairview's typical value fell 4.3% in the year to September 2026, so pricing off a neighbor's 2024 sale is the fastest way to sit on the market. Use the last six to twelve months of sales in your subdivision, and if you are on septic, have the system serviced and documented before listing. On older acreage homes, buyers often weigh a tear-down against a renovation, so a contractor's estimate for roof, windows and HVAC in your listing packet helps them see the value instead of the work.