The Fairmount Hills Neighborhood is a residential community featuring custom homes built over a period of many decades. The houses in the Fairmount Hills Neighborhood are a mixture of one, two, and three family, wooden houses. Streets throughout the area are shaded by older trees at curbside and in front and backyards. This foothills community is a family orientated neighborhood, with green space provided by Moynihan Playground. Family amenities in this community include a highly rated elementary school. The Boston Police Academy is in the center of the Fairmount Hills community.