Fryeburg vs South Paris

A side-by-side comparison of Fryeburg and South Paris: population, income, housing, and more.

Fryeburg and South Paris are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Paris has the higher population (2,570 vs 1,665 in Fryeburg). Fryeburg has the higher median household income ($61,944 vs $56,823 in South Paris). Fryeburg has the higher median home value ($268,100 vs $186,300 in South Paris).

Population, income & housing

	Fryeburg	South Paris
Population	1,665	2,570
Median age	48.8 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,944	$56,823
Median home value	$268,100	$186,300
Median gross rent	$869	$585
Housing units	729	1,158
Homeownership rate	69.3%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fryeburg	South Paris
Population	1,542 → 1,665 (+8.0%)	2,319 → 2,570 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$53,684 → $61,944 (+15.4%)	$39,309 → $56,823 (+44.6%)
Median home value	$175,500 → $268,100 (+52.8%)	$135,200 → $186,300 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $869 (+34.9%)	$553 → $585 (+5.8%)

Fryeburg

Population

1,5421,665

Median household income

$53,684$61,944

Median home value

$175,500$268,100

Median gross rent

$644$869

South Paris

Population

2,3192,570

Median household income

$39,309$56,823

Median home value

$135,200$186,300

Median gross rent

$553$585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fryeburg	South Paris
Under 5	4.5%	7.9%
5 to 17	19.8%	24.8%
18 to 24	8.3%	1.1%
25 to 34	6.4%	7.5%
35 to 44	8.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	18.8%	10.9%
55 to 64	16.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.4%	4.7%
75 and over	8.2%	16.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fryeburg	South Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fryeburg	South Paris
No high school diploma	8.1%	4.4%
High school graduate	48.4%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fryeburg	South Paris
Drove alone	69.5%	87.2%
Carpooled	19.8%	10.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fryeburg	South Paris
1-unit, detached	78.6%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Fryeburg	South Paris
Poverty rate	13.3%	29.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1970	1964