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About Fairfield
Town in Connecticut, United StatesFairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the city of Bridgeport and towns of Trumbull, Easton, Weston, and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of 2020, the town had a population of 61,512. The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. Fairfield is a hub of higher education, enrolling more than 17,000 students between Sacred Heart University and Fairfield University.
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Housing in Fairfield
The typical Fairfield home is worth about $992,000, up 8.4% in a year, 120% above the Connecticut typical home.
Safety in Fairfield
Safety Grade B
Fairfield reports less crime per resident than 62% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Fairfield
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The public schools Fairfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 82% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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