New Fairfield Real Estate & Connecticut Homes for Sale

New Fairfield, Connecticut: If you’re like most people, you desire the kind of lifestyle a job in the fast paced city can provide and a peaceful place to call home at the end of the day. There are still places in America that can offer this ideal arrangement and New Fairfield, Connecticut is one of them. It’s hard to believe this tranquil country town in Fairfield County, CT is just a 50 mile commute to New York. Once a popular weekend respite for city dwellers, New Fairfield today is a close-knit community of 14,221 and is centered around quality schools and family values. Strict zoning laws prevent the town of New Fairfield from becoming overdeveloped or commercialized, and a preservation society works hard to maintain and highlight New Fairfield’s rich heritage. In addition to the swift trip to New York, the community also enjoys easy commuting routes to lower Fairfield County and Westchester, where many of the townspeople work. The beautiful award-winning high school is the center of activity in this small town, with state of the art sports fields, an Olympic size indoor swimming pool, New York style auditorium and lots of space for large events. In the summertime, the town comes to life as Lake Candlewood thaws and welcomes visitors and locals once again to enjoy swimming, fishing, kayaking, water skiing and so much more on its serene surface and sandy shores. New Fairfield real estate options consist of single-family detached homes for sale, condos, land lots and houses with views bank owned properties, short sales, foreclosures and townhomes. New homes and custom homes are available also.