Fairfield, Maine

Community in Somerset County · population 2,616 (2020 Census)

Median home: $139,600
Household income: $52,409
Jan low / Jul high: 9° / 80°
Snow a year: 83 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 2
Median age: 34.2

Fairfield is a community of 2,616 people in Somerset County, Maine. The median home is worth $139,600, below the typical Maine town ($238,950). It ranks more walkable than 97% of Maine towns, more vibrant than 94% of Maine towns, more of a college town than 87% of Maine towns.

Fairfield in our rankings:

How Fairfield ranks

Percentile among Maine towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Maine towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Fairfield is worth $139,600, below the typical Maine town ($238,950). Homes cost about 2.7 times the median household income of $52,409, which is more affordable than 77% of Maine towns. Median rent is $1,013 a month. 61.3% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Maine towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Fairfield	Typical Maine town
Median home value	$139,600	$238,950
Median rent	$1,013	$1,027
Median household income	$52,409	$68,967
Home value ÷ income	2.7×	3.4×
Homeownership	61.3%	82.4%
Median year built	1946	1978
Seasonal / vacation homes	4.8%	—

Who lives in Fairfield

People	Fairfield	Typical Maine town
Median age	34.2	46.9
Age 65 and over	10.9%	22.9%
Under 18	22.8%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	28.2%
Below the poverty line	16.8%	10.7%
Veterans	5.3%	—
Born outside the U.S.	1.1%	—
Work from home	7.8%	12.3%
Average commute	18.4 min	25.5 min
Homes with broadband	94.6%	90.0%

Weather in Fairfield

July highs average 80.1°F and January lows 8.8°F. About 43.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 83.3 inches of snow (typical Maine town: 77.2 in). Expect about 6 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 164 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Waterville Trtmt Plt station (5.0 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 4 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

2 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Fairfield since 1950, compared with 2 for the typical Maine town. The strongest, unrated, struck on July 1, 1963 about 0.7 miles from the town center. The most recent was on July 1, 1963.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 20 times; the largest was 2.50 inches on June 13, 1983.

Severe weather in Somerset County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Somerset County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Somerset County has been included in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, hurricane, snowstorm.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 30, 2024	Severe Storm	DR-4754: Severe Storm And Flooding
September 14, 2023	Hurricane	EM-3598: Hurricane Lee
July 6, 2023	Flood	DR-4719: Severe Storm And Flooding
March 22, 2023	Severe Storm	DR-4696: Severe Storm And Flooding
April 4, 2020	Biological	DR-4522: Covid-19 Pandemic

Jobs and pay in Somerset County

Somerset County had 16,034 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $55,148 a year. Unemployment was 4.2% in 2023; in Fairfield itself the ACS puts it at 2.3%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Fairfield

Winslow, ME
2.6 mi · 5,318 people · home $217,900
Waterville, ME
4.2 mi · 15,828 people · home $184,600
Benton, ME
4.3 mi · 2,715 people · home $176,700
Winslow, ME
4.8 mi · 7,948 people · home $225,300
Fairfield, ME
5.1 mi · 6,484 people · home $164,300
Oakland, ME
5.6 mi · 2,536 people · home $167,000
Clinton, ME
6.1 mi · 3,370 people · home $187,000
Oakland, ME
6.3 mi · 6,230 people · home $236,000

Fairfield questions

Is Fairfield, Maine a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Fairfield scores better for retirees than 0% of Maine towns and quieter than 1%. 10.9% of residents are 65 or older (median age 34.2).

How much does a house cost in Fairfield?

The median owner-occupied home in Fairfield is valued at $139,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $52,409, so homes cost about 2.7 times income. Median rent is $1,013 a month.

What is the weather like in Fairfield?

July highs average 80.1°F and January lows 8.8°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 43.4 inches of precipitation a year and 83.3 inches of snow.

Does Fairfield get tornadoes?

2 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Fairfield since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events). The typical Maine town has had 2.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Fairfield's Census boundary (GEOID 2324285). Comparisons use the median of Maine towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.