Fairfield County, Connecticut — cities by momentum

All states·Connecticut·Fairfield County

9 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

9
Cities tracked
555,125
Combined population
$660,568
Median home (county)
9
Rising / Hot

Fairfield County, Connecticut has 9 tracked cities with a combined population of 555,125. The median home value across these cities is $660,568.

The highest-momentum city in the county is New Canaan, with a composite score of 86 (Hot) — median home $2,138,987, +10.8% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Bridgeport at $361,669.

New Canaan

pop 6,220
86
Hot$2,138,987 · +10.8%

Greenwich

pop 13,836
82
Hot$2,300,120 · +12.9%

Ridgefield

pop 7,596
81
Hot$994,761 · +7.3%

Bridgeport

pop 151,599
75
Rising$361,669 · +5.6%

Shelton

pop 42,805
75
Rising$556,684 · +4.8%

Norwalk

pop 93,661
72
Rising$660,568 · +5.0%

Danbury

pop 88,692
72
Rising$484,354 · +3.5%

Bethel

pop 11,582
72
Rising$559,956 · +2.6%

Stamford

pop 139,134
71
Rising$708,498 · +6.4%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
36° / 22°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
83° / 64°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
194
~53% of year
Annual precip
49″ rain
37″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Moderate
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
Very low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.