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Brookfield Ranks Among CT's Best Places To Live

BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Brookfield was rated the 48th-best place to live in Connecticut by community analysis website Niche.

Brookfield Town Hall.

Brookfield Town Hall.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman

Niche compiled data across dozens of metrics including Higher Education Rate, Cost of Living Diversity, Crime and Safety, Jobs and Nightlife. The company then distilled these metrics into letter grades.

Brookfield got an overall grade of A and received a grade of A in schools, family friendliness, outdoor activities and overall health.

New Canaan was the highest rated municipality in Fairfield County and placed behind only Simsbury throughout the state.

Other Fairfield County towns in the top 50 included:

  • Old Greenwich, No. 3
  • Weston, No.5
  • Ridgefield, No. 8
  • Greenwich, No. 9
  • Darien, No. 12
  • Riverside, No. 14
  • Cos Cob, No. 15
  • Wilton, No. 16
  • Westport, No. 17
  • Redding, No. 20
  • Fairfield, No. 21
  • Southport, No. 23
  • Newtown, No. 29
  • Pemberwick, No. 32
  • Easton, No. 33
  • Glenville, No. 35
  • Trumbull, No. 37
  • Byram, No. 38
  • Bethel, No. 47

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