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Fairfield is a small town of 2,356 people in Somerset County, Maine. It's about 43 miles from Bangor, ME and 171 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,356people
$140kTypical home
$1,013/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
84"Snow
217Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,356
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,283 people per sq mi
- 171 mi to Boston, MA
- 43 mi to Bangor, ME
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$880/mo)
- Median rent $1,013/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 84" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,039 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to AUG airport
- 74 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 135 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: R+27 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk