Anson vs Fairfield

A side-by-side comparison of Anson and Fairfield: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fairfield has the higher population (2,432 vs 687 in Anson). Anson has the higher median household income ($52,083 vs $50,718 in Fairfield). Fairfield has the higher median home value ($140,200 vs $74,600 in Anson).

Population, income & housing

	Anson	Fairfield
Population	687	2,432
Median age	39.8 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,083	$50,718
Median home value	$74,600	$140,200
Median gross rent	$861	$947
Housing units	361	1,279
Homeownership rate	55.1%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anson	Fairfield
Population	1,075 → 687 (-36.1%)	3,027 → 2,432 (-19.7%)
Median household income	$32,121 → $52,083 (+62.1%)	$23,718 → $50,718 (+113.8%)
Median home value	$62,200 → $74,600 (+19.9%)	$101,700 → $140,200 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$711 → $861 (+21.1%)	$675 → $947 (+40.3%)

Anson

Population

1,075687

Median household income

$32,121$52,083

Median home value

$62,200$74,600

Median gross rent

$711$861

Fairfield

Population

3,0272,432

Median household income

$23,718$50,718

Median home value

$101,700$140,200

Median gross rent

$675$947

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anson	Fairfield
Under 5	5.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.8%	18.8%
18 to 24	12.5%	12.0%
25 to 34	16.2%	14.4%
35 to 44	9.3%	9.1%
45 to 54	20.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	16.3%
65 to 74	7.6%	7.9%
75 and over	0.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anson	Fairfield
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anson	Fairfield
No high school diploma	18.1%	2.9%
High school graduate	51.6%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anson	Fairfield
Drove alone	50.5%	77.9%
Carpooled	14.0%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	7.9%
Other means	7.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anson	Fairfield
1-unit, detached	51.2%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	11.6%	9.8%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Anson	Fairfield
Poverty rate	20.7%	24.4%
Average household size	2.26	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	1964	1938