What kinds of homes are in Fairfield, CT?

Name: Types of homes in Fairfield, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fairfield, CT has 22,537 (±539) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 754 homes per square mile of land.

77.5% are detached single-family houses.

9.1% are in buildings of two to four units.

6.3% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 22,537 (±539)
Detached houses: 77.5%
2–4 unit buildings: 9.1%
5+ unit buildings: 6.3%

Homes in Fairfield by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Fairfield	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Single-family, detached	77.5% (±1.9 points)	53.5%	58.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	6.9% (±1.4 points)	8.2%	6.5%	6.2%
2 units	5.3% (±1.7 points)	11.0%	7.5%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	3.8% (±0.8 points)	9.9%	8.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	2.0% (±0.6 points)	3.6%	4.9%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.7% (±0.3 points)	3.0%	3.5%	4.3%
20 or more units	3.6% (±1.0 points)	10.7%	10.2%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.2%	0.7%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Fairfield, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (17.3%).

It is also lower than in Connecticut (18.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Fairfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairfield
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Fairfield	—	6.3% (±1.2 points)	—
Staples	3.1 mi	5.4% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Coleytown	3.7 mi	0.8% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Bridgeport	4.0 mi	28.1% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Greens Farms	4.4 mi	2.1% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Westport Village	5.1 mi	16.4% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Westport	5.3 mi	3.9% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Compo	5.5 mi	0.3% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Poplar Plains	5.5 mi	0.0% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Coleytown, CT (0.8%), Westport, CT (3.9%), Compo, CT (0.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bridgeport, CT (28.1%), Westport Village, CT (16.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Bridgeport	28.1% (±2.0 points)
2	Stratford	9.8% (±1.4 points)
3	Trumbull	7.9% (±1.9 points)
4	Fairfield	6.3% (±1.2 points)
5	Monroe	4.3% (±2.8 points)
6	Easton	1.8% (±3.6 points)

The figures for Fairfield include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Fairfield University, Mill Plain, Sacred Heart University, Southport.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fairfield

How many homes are in Fairfield?

Fairfield, CT has an estimated 22,537 (±539) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Fairfield houses or apartments?

77.5% are detached houses and 6.9% attached houses, while 15.4% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Fairfield?

9.1% of homes in Fairfield are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fairfield town, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Fairfield town, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:26620, in state:09 county:120).

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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