Fairfield vs North Anson

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

Fairfield and North Anson 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 420 in North Anson). Fairfield has the higher median household income ($50,718 vs $39,125 in North Anson). Since 2019, North Anson's population has grown faster (-10.8% vs -19.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfield	North Anson
Population	2,432	420
Median age	34.9 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,718	$39,125
Median home value	$140,200	—
Median gross rent	$947	—
Housing units	1,279	292
Homeownership rate	56.2%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	2.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfield	North Anson
Population	3,027 → 2,432 (-19.7%)	471 → 420 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$23,718 → $50,718 (+113.8%)	$32,019 → $39,125 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$101,700 → $140,200 (+37.9%)	$124,700 → $145,200 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $947 (+40.3%)	—

Fairfield

Population

3,0272,432

Median household income

$23,718$50,718

Median home value

$101,700$140,200

Median gross rent

$675$947

North Anson

Population

471420

Median household income

$32,019$39,125

Median home value

$124,700$145,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfield	North Anson
Under 5	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	2.9%
18 to 24	12.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	14.4%	7.6%
35 to 44	9.1%	7.9%
45 to 54	13.4%	28.6%
55 to 64	16.3%	7.9%
65 to 74	7.9%	27.4%
75 and over	3.1%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfield	North Anson
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfield	North Anson
No high school diploma	2.9%	2.4%
High school graduate	47.4%	77.9%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	16.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfield	North Anson
Drove alone	77.9%	94.6%
Carpooled	12.9%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfield	North Anson
1-unit, detached	57.5%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	18.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	26.7%

Poverty & households

	Fairfield	North Anson
Poverty rate	24.4%	9.8%
Average household size	2.19	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1938	1963