How hard is the water in Fairview, TX?

Tap water hardness
90mg/L
5.2gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by Town of Fairview · August 2024

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Fairview water measures 90 mg/L (5.2 gpg) of hardness, moderately hard by USGS standards. The number comes from Town of Fairview, dated August 2024.

Fairview on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Murphy: 108 mg/LMurphy 108Allen: 109 mg/LAllen 109Lucas: 110 mg/LLucas 110Melissa: 111 mg/LMelissa 111Princeton: 116 mg/LPrinceton 116Wylie: 126 mg/LWylie 126McKinney: 132 mg/LMcKinney 132Frisco: 149 mg/LFrisco 149Plano: 150 mg/LPlano 150Sachse: 164 mg/LSachse 164Fairview 90mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Murphy: 108 mg/LMurphy 108Allen: 109 mg/LAllen 109Lucas: 110 mg/LLucas 110Princeton: 116 mg/LPrinceton 116Wylie: 126 mg/LWylie 126McKinney: 132 mg/LMcKinney 13290 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Fairview sits 22 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 108 mg/L in Murphy to 164 in Sachse.

What 90 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Fairview

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 5.2 gpg = 1,177 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 20 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Fairview's water system

Town of Fairview · PWSID TX0430034

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 11,100 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
3
Open now
0

Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.

Questions

Is Fairview water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 90 mg/L (5.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in Fairview in grains per gallon?

About 5.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 90 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 5.2.

What size water softener do I need in Fairview?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 5.2 gpg works out to about 1,177 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 20 days.

Has the Fairview water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Town of Fairview since 2016. There were also 3 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 342 cities in Texas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 24, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.