Fairfield County dossier · Updated August 2026

Darien

Polished coastal villages, strong rail access, and premium family-sized housing.

The fit

Where Darien stands out

  • Two main-line stations
  • Coastal access
  • Strong official education indicators

The tradeoffs

What deserves a closer look

  • High entry price
  • Competitive inventory

Homes and grounds

4-bedroom capacity with practical suburban lots.

The matcher models representative availability, not a promise about current inventory. Use the brokerage-approved search and verify every property independently.

Daily life

A walkable center is part of daily life.

Strong coastal, river, or lake access. These classifications are town-level context and may differ materially by address.

Continue the brief

Put Darien into your own numbers.

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Ownership cost

Compare mortgage, taxes, maintenance and commuting.

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Commute studio

Model the annual time commitment behind the train.

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Property dossier

Research a particular listing before a showing.

Housing range$1.2M–$2.8M+Reviewed August 2026
Real-property mill rate15.48 millsFY 2025–26 · 2024 Grand List
Education contextLeading official-data profile2024–25 published cycle
Transit reviewNew Haven LineReviewed August 2026

Housing and commute figures are planning ranges; tax data is an exact municipal rate from the cited state dataset. Address-level facts still require verification.

Field-level sources and limits

Housing planning rangesReviewed August 2026MTA Metro-North schedulesReviewed August 2026Connecticut OPM FY2026 mill-rate datasetFY 2025–26 · 2024 Grand ListConnecticut EdSight2024–25 published cycleConnecticut municipal assessor directoryJanuary 2026 directoryFEMA Flood Map Service CenterLive official lookup

Town-level planning information is educational and should not replace licensed, legal, tax, insurance, transit, appraisal, inspection, or municipal guidance.