THE NEW FAIRFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Berkshire Transition setting.
New Fairfield town has 20.4 square miles of land in Western Connecticut Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Berkshire Transition, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
New Fairfield and Western Connecticut Planning Region
New Fairfield is associated with Western Connecticut Planning Region in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
New Fairfield by land and water
The Census records 4.69 square miles of water within New Fairfield, or 18.7% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points higher than the 17.9% recorded for Western Connecticut Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, New Fairfield town has 135.2 times the land area of nearby Candlewood Knolls CDP (0.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.