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About Brookfield
Town in Connecticut, United StatesBrookfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, situated within the southern foothills of the Berkshire Mountains. The population was 17,528 at the 2020 census. The town is located 55 miles (89 km) northeast of New York City, making it part of the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA combined statistical area. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. In July 2013, Money magazine ranked Brookfield the 26th-best place to live in the United States, and the best place to live in Connecticut. Colonists settled in what is now known as Brookfield in 1710, led by John Muirwood and other colonial founders including Hawley, Peck and Merwin. They bartered for the land…
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Housing in Brookfield
The typical Brookfield home is worth about $586,000, up 5% in a year, 30% above the Connecticut typical home.
Safety in Brookfield
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Brookfield reports less crime per resident than 83% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Brookfield
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The public schools Brookfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 63% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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