Fairview vs Sidney

A side-by-side comparison of Fairview and Sidney: population, income, housing, and more.

Fairview and Sidney are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sidney has the higher population (6,235 vs 919 in Fairview). Fairview has the higher median household income ($80,903 vs $62,992 in Sidney). Sidney has the higher median home value ($249,100 vs $178,800 in Fairview).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview	Sidney
Population	919	6,235
Median age	37.0 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$80,903	$62,992
Median home value	$178,800	$249,100
Median gross rent	$689	$890
Housing units	443	3,260
Homeownership rate	83.2%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview	Sidney
Population	919 → 919 (+0.0%)	6,416 → 6,235 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$73,750 → $80,903 (+9.7%)	$59,125 → $62,992 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$170,600 → $178,800 (+4.8%)	$233,800 → $249,100 (+6.5%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $689 (-5.0%)	$840 → $890 (+6.0%)

Fairview

Population

919919

Median household income

$73,750$80,903

Median home value

$170,600$178,800

Median gross rent

$725$689

Sidney

Population

6,4166,235

Median household income

$59,125$62,992

Median home value

$233,800$249,100

Median gross rent

$840$890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairview	Sidney
Under 5	0.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	26.9%	19.1%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.0%
35 to 44	14.3%	14.7%
45 to 54	13.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	10.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	8.4%	10.7%
75 and over	4.6%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview	Sidney
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	83.6%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.6%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview	Sidney
No high school diploma	7.8%	4.0%
High school graduate	42.6%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview	Sidney
Drove alone	82.4%	86.2%
Carpooled	5.5%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.0%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairview	Sidney
1-unit, detached	63.4%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	30.0%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Fairview	Sidney
Poverty rate	8.2%	8.6%
Average household size	2.71	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1974	1980