What percentage of people rent in Fort Fairfield, ME?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Fairfield, ME, 2020–2024
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21.8% (±10.3 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Fairfield, ME are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 331 renting households against 1,190 that own their home.

In Fort Fairfield, the share of households that rent went from 24.4% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.8% (±10.3 points)
Renting households: 331 (±166)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Fairfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Fairfield	Aroostook County	Maine	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.8% (±10.3 points)	25.5% (±1.5 points)	25.7% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	331 (±166)	7,627 (±477)	153,586 (±2,467)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,190 (±169)	22,305 (±529)	443,573 (±3,445)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	1.8 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$31,504 (±$4,288)	$44,257 (±$1,278)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,216 (±$19,127)	$68,652 (±$2,547)	$88,635 (±$995)	$100,009

In Fort Fairfield, the renter share is not measurably different from Aroostook County (25.5%).

It is not measurably different from Maine (25.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Aroostook County, Fort Fairfield ranks 17 of 64 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 104 of 482.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Fort Fairfield has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	24.4% (±6.8 points)	21.8% (±10.3 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$40,457 (±$10,097)	$70,852 (±$16,364)	+75.1%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Fort Fairfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Fairfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Fairfield	—	21.8% (±10.3 points)	—
Caribou	5.5 mi	27.7% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Presque Isle	8.8 mi	42.2% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Limestone	9.0 mi	38.8% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Limestone (community)	9.4 mi	36.3% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Easton	9.9 mi	14.2% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Washburn	12 mi	21.8% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mapleton	13 mi	20.1% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Woodland	14 mi	1.7% (±1.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Woodland, ME (1.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Presque Isle, ME (42.2%), Limestone, ME (38.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Aroostook County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11	Mars Hill	29.4% (±9.2 points)
12	Grand Isle	28.7% (±13.9 points)
13	Caribou	27.7% (±5.0 points)
14	Moro Plantation	25.0% (±33.2 points)
15	Hamlin	24.5% (±15.5 points)
16	Allagash	23.9% (±11.0 points)
17 (tie)	Fort Fairfield	21.8% (±10.3 points)
17 (tie)	Washburn	21.8% (±5.3 points)
19	Wade	21.7% (±10.5 points)
20 (tie)	St. Francis	21.5% (±8.6 points)
20 (tie)	St. John Plantation	21.5% (±8.3 points)
22	Fort Kent	21.1% (±6.2 points)
23	Haynesville	20.6% (±17.2 points)

Showing 13 of 64 places in Aroostook County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Fort Fairfield include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Fort Fairfield (community).

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Fairfield

How many renters are there in Fort Fairfield?

Fort Fairfield has an estimated 331 (±166) renting households, 21.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Fairfield?

In Fort Fairfield, the share of households that rent went from 24.4% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fort Fairfield?

A renting household in Fort Fairfield has 1.8 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fort Fairfield town, Aroostook County, Maine (county subdivision:25615, in state:23 county:003).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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