Cost of living in Fort Fairfield, Maine
Simple answer
Typical rent is $453 a month.
Fort Fairfield is a Census community, not a separate city government in Maine. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,452 a year.
- People
- 1,533
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $453
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $56,452
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $158,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,175
- Aroostook County, ME
Fort Fairfield, Maine has about 1,533 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $158,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Aroostook County, ME) is $1,175 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Maine's prices sit at 97.0 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Maine taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Fort Fairfield's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Maine home paid 32.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Fort Fairfield's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Maine in the table we use.
Among 95 places we list in Maine with a rent figure, 90 have higher typical rent than Fort Fairfield.
Nearby places
- Caribou
Typical rent $757
Compare with Fort Fairfield - Presque Isle
Typical rent $904
Compare with Fort Fairfield - Van Buren
Typical rent $733
Compare with Fort Fairfield - Houlton
Typical rent $814
Compare with Fort Fairfield - Madawaska
Typical rent $626
Compare with Fort Fairfield - Fort Kent
Typical rent $901
Compare with Fort Fairfield - East Millinocket
Typical rent $449
- Millinocket
Typical rent $451
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Maine
Bigger places in Maine
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.