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A town of 18,949 people in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut
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About Monroe

Town in Connecticut, United States
1823Established
18,825Population
26.3 sq miArea
522 ftElevation

Monroe is a town located in eastern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 18,825 at the 2020 census. Monroe is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. The town is largely considered a bedroom community of New York City, New Haven, Stamford and Bridgeport. Monroe contains the villages of Stepney, Stevenson and Monroe Center.

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ZIP code06468
Area code203, 475
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Housing in Monroe

$646K▲ 8.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Monroe home is worth about $646,000, up 8.8% in a year, 43% above the Connecticut typical home.

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Safety Grade A

Monroe reports less crime per resident than 90% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Monroe 0.2
Connecticut 1.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Monroe 4
Connecticut 11.6
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Monroe’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#48Best public schoolsof 149 in CT
DistrictMonroe School DistrictSchools5

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