The fit
Where Fairfield stands out
- Coast plus downtown
- Two main-line stations
- Broad housing mix
Fairfield County dossier · Updated August 2026
Fairfield
A well-rounded coastal town with two stations, beaches, and a walkable center.
The tradeoffs
What deserves a closer look
- Commute approaches the upper limit for some buyers
- Beach-area premiums
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 Fairfield into your own numbers.
Housing range$650K–$1.5M+Reviewed August 2026
Real-property mill rate28.39 millsFY 2025–26 · 2024 Grand List
Education contextStrong 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 2026 ↗MTA Metro-North schedulesReviewed August 2026 ↗Connecticut OPM FY2026 mill-rate datasetFY 2025–26 · 2024 Grand List ↗Connecticut EdSight2024–25 published cycle ↗Connecticut municipal assessor directoryJanuary 2026 directory ↗FEMA 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.