Compare towns
Exeter vs Fairfield vs Corinth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
Fairfield has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Corinth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Exeter | Fairfield | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093Lowest |
6,519Highest |
2,990 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+0.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
43.1±4 4% below ME |
42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
| Exeter and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
20.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Fairfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$64,101±$11kLowest 14% below ME |
$64,229±$5k 14% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kHighest 44% below ME |
$164,300±$28k 45% below ME |
$135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
| Exeter and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386 13% below ME |
$1,001±$101Highest 12% below ME |
$883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
| Fairfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602 47% below ME |
$2,217Highest 27% below ME |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±12.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Fairfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.9% ME: 10.7% |
11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #47 of 133 in ME | #102 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 49/MSAD 49 · Maine Academy of Natural Sciences | RSU 64/MSAD 64 |
| High school in town | — | Lawrence High School | Central High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.