Fairfield vs New Rockport Colony

A side-by-side comparison of Fairfield and New Rockport Colony: population, income, housing, and more.

Fairfield and New Rockport Colony are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fairfield has the higher population (746 vs 133 in New Rockport Colony). Since 2019, New Rockport Colony's population has grown faster (+92.8% vs +22.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfield	New Rockport Colony
Population	746	133
Median age	31.3 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,544	—
Median home value	$203,000	—
Median gross rent	$683	—
Housing units	355	0
Homeownership rate	60.7%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfield	New Rockport Colony
Population	607 → 746 (+22.9%)	69 → 133 (+92.8%)
Median household income	$57,303 → $66,544 (+16.1%)	—
Median home value	$145,100 → $203,000 (+39.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$660 → $683 (+3.5%)	—

Fairfield

Population

607746

Median household income

$57,303$66,544

Median home value

$145,100$203,000

Median gross rent

$660$683

New Rockport Colony

Population

69133

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfield	New Rockport Colony
Under 5	4.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.3%	30.8%
18 to 24	11.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.9%	30.8%
35 to 44	14.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	17.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	3.1%	34.6%
65 to 74	6.2%	3.8%
75 and over	3.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfield	New Rockport Colony
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	68.4%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	14.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	17.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfield	New Rockport Colony
No high school diploma	6.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.9%	48.9%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfield	New Rockport Colony
Drove alone	77.9%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	65.6%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	34.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfield	New Rockport Colony
1-unit, detached	73.8%	—
1-unit, attached	0.0%	—
2 to 4 units	9.9%	—
5 to 19 units	9.3%	—
20 or more units	0.0%	—
Mobile home & other	7.0%	—

Poverty & households

	Fairfield	New Rockport Colony
Poverty rate	5.7%	79.3%
Average household size	2.30	—
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1966	—