New Fairfield is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 13,487 people and three associated neighborhoods, New Fairfield is the 80th largest community in Connecticut.

Housing costs in New Fairfield are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Connecticut.

Of important note, New Fairfield is also a town of artists. New Fairfield has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape New Fairfield’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.15% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, New Fairfield is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, New Fairfield really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is New Fairfield perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in New Fairfield, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.48 minutes every day commuting to work.

The citizens of New Fairfield are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.37% of adults in New Fairfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in New Fairfield in 2022 was $57,398, which is middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $229,592 for a family of four.

New Fairfield is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New Fairfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Fairfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. New Fairfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.32% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in New Fairfield include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in New Fairfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.