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WELCOME TO FAIRFIELD

Fairfield, Connecticut is a town consistently celebrated by Money magazine as one of the
Best Places to Live. The iconic town of Fairfield is situated on the picturesque and ecologically
flourishing Long Island Sound, home to five town beaches and miles of sandy shores. Fairfield
is renowned for its natural beauty, strong community, enviable cuisine, and a dynamic inter-
play of seaside and countryside living.

Long noted for the Community’s scholastic prowess, Fairfield Residents are accustomed to
witnessing a very significant percentage of children matriculate from the illustrious Fairfield
school system to gain acceptance at many of the most elite universities in the world. Fair-
field’s commitment to provide a superior education for all of its children accounts for its well
respected eleven elementary schools, three middle schools, and four high schools, two of
which are private.

Fairfield is also home to two highly regarded institutions of higher learning, Fairfield University
and Sacred Heart University, alphabetically and respectively. While these college campuses
add a special dimension to the town’s diverse culture, it is abundantly clear that Fairfield in
general is not part of a College Town... but rather, the Colleges are a part of Fairfield.

The town of Fairfield Department of Parks and Recreation maintains 170 acres of parks, 5
miles of beaches, 36 playing fields, 2 golf courses, 2 marinas, a Fitness Center, 31 asphalt ten-
nis courts, amongst other important recreational facilities. This enviable lifestyle becomes
even more compelling when realizing that Fairfield offers great transportation access for New
England and New York’s economic, sports, and cultural opportunities via Metro North’s New
Haven, driving via I-95 and Merritt Parkway.

POPULATION 56,544

PUBLIC SCHOOLS 11 Elementary
3 Middle
2 High

PRIVATE SCHOOLS 7 Elementary
7 Middle
2 High

UNIVERSITIES Fairfield University
Sacred Heart

HOSPITALS Bridgeport, St. Vincent’s

MILL RATE 24.4

SIZE 30.6 square miles

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