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Fairfield vs Denmark vs Fairfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Denmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Fairfield has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Fairfield | Denmark | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,519Highest |
1,054Lowest |
2,356 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.1±4 4% below ME |
54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
34.2±7.7Lowest 24% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Fairfield and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
10.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
29.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,101±$11k 14% below ME |
$64,167±$10kHighest 14% below ME |
$52,409±$23kLowest 30% below ME |
| Denmark and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,300±$28k 45% below ME |
$250,000±$68kHighest 16% below ME |
$139,600±$17kLowest 53% below ME |
| Denmark and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,001±$101Lowest 12% below ME |
$1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
$1,013±$142 11% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,217 27% below ME |
$2,259Highest 26% below ME |
$2,119Lowest 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±12.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6% ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1946Lowest 31 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
18 minLowest 25% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.8%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Denmark 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 | — | #47 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 49/MSAD 49 · Maine Academy of Natural Sciences | — | — |
| High school in town | Lawrence High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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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.