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Fort Fairfield is a small town of 1,533 people in Aroostook County, Maine. It's about 142 miles from Bangor, ME and 344 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 107 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $619 a month.
1,533people
$158kTypical home
$619/moRent
78° / 22°Summer / winter
107"Snow
210Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,533
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 524 people per sq mi
- 344 mi to Boston, MA
- 142 mi to Bangor, ME
- 137 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $619/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 107" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 70 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (517 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PQI airport
- 247 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 223 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 400 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 141 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Aroostook County: R+26 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.