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.New Fairfield is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, New Fairfield is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Fairfield who work in management occupations (11.59%), sales jobs (11.54%), and teaching (10.50%). 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. A relatively large number of people in New Fairfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.15% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making New Fairfield a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, New Fairfield has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, New Fairfield’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. One downside of living in New Fairfield is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In New Fairfield, the average commute to work is 34.48 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. 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.
