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Fort Fairfield, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Fort Fairfield is a Census CDP of 1,533 people across 2.93 square miles of land, in Aroostook County. Median household income is $56,452, 79.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $53,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Fairfield
What Fort Fairfield is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.93 sq mi
- Water area0.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land523
- County holding the largest share of its areaAroostook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Fairfield
How many people live in Fort Fairfield
- Population1,533
- Median age49.9 plus or minus 10.2
- Population under 18203 plus or minus 90
- Share under 1813.2 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over465 plus or minus 161
- Share 65 and over30.3 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Households758 plus or minus 162
- Family households448 plus or minus 118
- Share of households that are families59.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Fairfield
Income and work in Fort Fairfield
- Median household income$56,452 plus or minus $26,512
- Per capita income$35,827 plus or minus $7,273
- Civilian labor force756 plus or minus 208
- Employed633 plus or minus 184
- Unemployed123 plus or minus 88
- Unemployment rate16.3 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Adults 25 and over1,251 plus or minus 261
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.5 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Fairfield
Housing in Fort Fairfield
- Housing units857 plus or minus 186
- Occupied units758 plus or minus 162
- Vacant units99 plus or minus 115
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Owner occupied601 plus or minus 142
- Renter occupied157 plus or minus 78
- Ownership rate79.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$158,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$453 plus or minus $275
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units621 plus or minus 157
- Share single family72.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more201 plus or minus 123
- Share in buildings of two or more23.5 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Mobile homes35 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Fairfield
How Fort Fairfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute595 plus or minus 182
- Commuting under 15 minutes209 plus or minus 153
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.1 percent plus or minus 23.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more83 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Drove alone77.1 percent
- Carpooled16.9 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.0 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Fairfield
SBA loans in Fort Fairfield (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$53,500
- Average approval$17,833
- Median approval$15,000
- Largest approval$25,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval1.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Fairfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fort Fairfield
Flood risk in Fort Fairfield
- NFIP communityTown of Fort Fairfield
- NFIP community number230018
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date08/01/80
The Town of Fort Fairfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230018 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Aroostook County, not Fort Fairfield
Aroostook County context, not Fort Fairfield figures
- Establishments in Aroostook County1,903
- Covered employment, Aroostook County25,999
- Average annual pay, Aroostook County$51,148
- Housing units permitted, Aroostook County82
Every figure in this section is published for Aroostook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Fairfield.
All Aroostook County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fort Fairfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Fairfield, Maine?
1,533, in 758 households. Fort Fairfield CDP covers 2.93 square miles of land, which is 523 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Fairfield in?
Aroostook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fort Fairfield?
$56,452. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $158,300. Median gross rent is $453 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fort Fairfield businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $53,500 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $15,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Fairfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fort Fairfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fort Fairfield. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fort Fairfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fort Fairfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fort Fairfield, town of, community 230018, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Fairfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Aroostook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fort Fairfield.
Is zoning published for Fort Fairfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.