Moving to Fairfield, Maine
Population: 6,573. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,702 (+2.0% change)
Males: 3,197 (48.6%), Females: 3,376 (51.4%)
Somerset County
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $36,462
Median house value: $78,300
Population by Race
Races in Fairfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: French (20.9%), English (20.8%), Irish (14.1%), United States (10.3%), French Canadian (10.1%), German (4.3%).
Elevation: 142 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Fairfield
- High school or higher: 86.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fairfield town
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 57.4%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 11.0%
1.2% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Fairfield:
- INLAND HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
- MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
- REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SKOWHEGAN, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairfield:
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 54 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
- BANGOR INTL (about 57 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 82 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairfield:
- WATERVILLE ROBERT LAFLEUR (about 7 miles; WATERVILLE, ME; Abbreviation: WVL)
- CENTRAL MAINE ARPT OF NORRIDGEWOCK (about 19 miles; NORRIDGEWOCK, ME; Abbreviation: OWK)
- PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 21 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME; Abbreviation: 2B7)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Fairfield:
- KENNEBEC VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 526; Location: 92 WESTERN AVE; Public)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairfield:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 21 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 37 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 73 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 79 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 88 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 97 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 138 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
Schools
Public high school in Fairfield:
- LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 892; Location: 9 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fairfield:
- LAWRENCE JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 472; Location: 7 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 07 – 08)
- FAIRFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 63 HIGH STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
Private primary/middle school in Fairfield:
- KENNEBEC MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location: 38 SHERIDAN DR POB 405; Grades: PK – 3)
Libraries
Library in Fairfield:
- FAIRFIELD – LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $88,908; Location: 33 LAWRENCE AVENUE; 26,289 books; 265 audio materials; 100 video materials; 36 serial subscriptions)