Fairfield, CT
Greater Bridgeport41.1412°N, 73.2637°W
Tracking 20,363 properties across Fairfield, Connecticut — a community where the median home dates to 1956 and the oldest to 1696. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
20,363
Properties Tracked
1956
Median Year Built
$539K
Median Assessed Value
22%
FEMA Flood Zone
5.77M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
68%
Coastal Zone
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Fairfield, CTInc. 1639
Fairfield is an affluent suburban town on Long Island Sound, with a vibrant downtown, strong schools, and a housing stock that spans from waterfront estates along the beach to colonial neighborhoods near the town center to post-war subdivisions inland. Fairfield University occupies a significant campus. The town has two Metro-North stations providing commuter access to New York.
For property professionals, Fairfield is a strong market with the commercial depth, housing variety, and coastal exposure that create meaningful variation within the town. The beach areas bring flood zones and storm risk, while the inland neighborhoods are more conventionally suburban. Assessed values are in the upper range for the region.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
4,415 properties (22%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
15,948
AE
3,964
VE
402
A
49
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade A
2,144
Grade B
10,735
Grade C
7,098
Grade D
278
Grade E
108
Coastal & Water Exposure
13,758 properties (68%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 2,280 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
554
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
1,818
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
3,017
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
5,169
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
903
Estuary
Waterfront
267
Pond
Waterfront
75
Lake
Waterfront
Zone 2
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
30 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
20,363 properties · Median year built 1956 · Avg 3,365 sf
Property Types
Single Family
15,791
Condominium
1,924
Two-Family
723
Institutional
473
Commercial
463
Other
319
Vacant Land
212
Residential Other
114
Three-Family
111
Mixed Use
108
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
95
1800-1849
105
1850-1899
220
1900-1949
6,008
1950-1979
8,514
1980-1999
2,096
2000+
1,824
Architectural Styles
Colonial
6,368
Cape Cod
3,142
Condominium
1,866
Ranch
1,677
Conventional
997
Split Level
946
Vacant Land
503
Multi-Family
437
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Greater Bridgeport Registry of Deeds
185
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$900K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
31%
Owner-Occupied
3%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 96% of Fairfield properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Building Permits & Maintenance
207,791 municipal building permits on file · 88% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 207,791 building permits across 17,965 Fairfield properties — 88% coverage. 7,559 properties have permit activity in the last five years.
Each permit record reveals maintenance decisions: roof replacements, electrical upgrades, kitchen renovations, solar installations. For insurance, lending, and appraisal professionals, permit history is the most objective evidence of property condition available from public records.
207,791
Permits on File
88%
Coverage
Properties with permits
7,559
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
93%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Fairfield
Greater Bridgeport · Connecticut
Zip Codes0661206824068250688006890
61,512
Population
2020 Census
20,363
Properties
$539K
Median Assessed
31%
Owner-Occupied
29.9
Square Miles
Fairfield covers 29.9 square miles in Greater Bridgeport, Connecticut. The median assessed property value is $539K.
Single-family homes account for 15,791 of Fairfield's 20,363 properties, with 1,924 condominiums and 922 multi-family buildings. There are 463 commercial properties and 212 parcels of vacant land. About 31% of properties are owner-occupied, and 3% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $423K and $750K, with the highest assessed property at $522.5M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Fairfield (85%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by UNITED ILLUMINATING CO. 7,043 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Fairfield its character. 2,915 properties have swimming pools.
What Fairfield Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 22% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 68% in the coastal zone, Fairfield concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Fairfield's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1696 to present, require local market knowledge for accurate comparable selection and valuation. NEP assembles building characteristics, environmental exposure, and condition signals into a single property profile.
Real estate solutionsLending & Title
Collateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 22% of Fairfield properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
207,791 permits across 88% of properties means most Fairfield inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Fairfield property intelligence.
20,363 Fairfield properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
Newburyport, MA · Federalist · 3,524 sq ft · 4 bed / 3 bath · Built 1800 · Historic District
NEP Property Intelligence Summary
ConditionC1Fire ClassBFlood ZoneXOwnerIndividualOccupancyOwner-Occupied
Purchased2018 (8yr)Permits11 totalSystems3 updatedLiensClearAssessed$1.6MOcean0.3 mi
EraPre-1940HistoricDesignatedRenovationRecentRadonZone 1
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