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Fairfield, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Fairfield is a Census CDP of 2,356 people across 1.84 square miles of land, in Somerset County. Median household income is $52,409, 61.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $750,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairfield
What Fairfield is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.84 sq mi
- Water area0.19 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,283 plus or minus 259
- County holding the largest share of its areaSomerset 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.
Fairfield
How many people live in Fairfield
- Population2,356 plus or minus 475
- Median age34.2 plus or minus 7.7
- Population under 18536 plus or minus 167
- Share under 1822.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over257 plus or minus 109
- Share 65 and over10.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households1,079
- Family households618 plus or minus 176
- Share of households that are families57.3 percent plus or minus 12.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfield
Income and work in Fairfield
- Median household income$52,409 plus or minus $22,977
- Per capita income$30,910
- Civilian labor force1,363 plus or minus 347
- Employed1,331 plus or minus 347
- Unemployed32 plus or minus 43
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over1,592
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.5 percent plus or minus 25.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.5 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfield
Housing in Fairfield
- Housing units1,202
- Occupied units1,079
- Vacant units123 plus or minus 86
- Vacancy rate10.2 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied661 plus or minus 166
- Renter occupied418 plus or minus 143
- Ownership rate61.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$139,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,013
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.2 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Single family units733 plus or minus 155
- Share single family61.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more360 plus or minus 121
- Share in buildings of two or more30.0 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Mobile homes109 plus or minus 103
- Median year structure built1946
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfield
How Fairfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,188 plus or minus 311
- Commuting under 15 minutes619 plus or minus 198
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more299 plus or minus 162
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.2 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Drove alone74.7 percent
- Carpooled15.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home7.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfield
SBA loans in Fairfield (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$750,000
- Average approval$107,143
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$297,000
- Jobs supported22
- Jobs per approval3.1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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.
Fairfield
SBA loans in Fairfield (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$3,531,000
- Average approval$1,765,500
- Median approval$1,765,500
- Largest approval$1,945,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairfield, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fairfield
Flood risk in Fairfield
- NFIP communityTown of Fairfield
- NFIP community number230125
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/17/88
The Town of Fairfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230125 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Somerset County, not Fairfield
Somerset County context, not Fairfield figures
- Establishments in Somerset County1,211
- Covered employment, Somerset County16,034
- Average annual pay, Somerset County$55,148
- Housing units permitted, Somerset County118
Every figure in this section is published for Somerset County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fairfield.
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.
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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
Fairfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairfield, Maine?
2,356, in 1,079 households. Fairfield CDP covers 1.84 square miles of land, which is 1,283 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairfield in?
Somerset 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 Fairfield?
$52,409. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $139,600. Median gross rent is $1,013 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fairfield businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $750,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $3.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fairfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fairfield. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fairfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fairfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fairfield, town of, community 230125, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Fairfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Somerset 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 Fairfield.
Is zoning published for Fairfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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