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Brookfield CT Real Estate
"Brookfield Homes For Sale"
The
town of Brookfield is located northern
Fairfield County. Brookfield has a
population of over 15,600 with a total
area of 20 square miles.
Brookfield's main communities are the
"Brookfield Four Corners" area and
"Brookfield Center" which was the
original town center.
 Communities: Brookfield Junction, Candlewood
Lake East, Candlewood Shores, East
Iron Works, Huckleberry Hill, Iron
Works, Long Meadow Hill, Obtuse,
Pocono Ridge, Prospect Hill, West Iron
Works, and Whisconier.
As of the 2000 census there were
15,664 people, 5,572 households, 4,368
families and over 5,800 housing units.
There were 5,573 households out of
which 39.1% had children under the age
of 18 living with them, 68.1% were
married couples living together. The
average household size was 2.80 and
the average family size 3.18.
The median income for a household in
the town was $82,706, and the median
income for a family was $91,296. Males
had a median income of $63,396 versus
$36,318 for females. The per capita
income for the town was $37,063.
Brookfield's public schools are:
Brookfield High School, Center School,
Whisconier Middle School, and
Huckleberry Hill School. The town
parochial school is St. Joseph School.
The Brookfield Craft Center is a
specialized, non-degree school which
teaches the skills of craftsmanship
and offers courses and workshops to
the general public.
 Brookfield's Points of interest:
- Brookfield Center Historic District
Long Meadow Hill Road.
- Candlewood Lake the largest lake
in Connecticut, Candlewood spans five
towns.
Homes for sale in Brookfield, CT
include a number of condominium
complexes, ranches and capes, lake
communities, colonials of all sizes,
waterfront estates and also new
construction properties. Conveniently
located near Highway 7, Brookfield is
well-known for its wonderful shopping
options.
The Brookfield Center Historic
District in Brookfield, Connecticut
is a historic district that was listed
on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1991.
Brookfield Center is located at the
junction of Route 133 and Route 25.
 The
district represents the original
settlement of the town of Brookfield.
Brookfield Center contains 67
contributing buildings in properties
over a 43-acres. The district includes
the old town hall, congregational
church, St. Paul's School for Boys and
its neighboring residential
neighborhood.
The Brookfield Center Historic
District is significant
architecturally because it consists of
a group of residential, religious, and
municipal buildings which are good
examples of many styles of the
18th20th centuries with a
concentration from the 19th century,
pre-1875. The buildings exist in their
original relationship to one another
in a good state of preservation, free
of intrusions, giving an accurate
sense of how the village developed
over time.
Architecture represented in the
district includes Bungalow/Craftsman,
Greek Revival, and Queen Anne style
architecture.
Greater Danbury Area Recreational Lake
Communities
Candlewood Lake is over 8 square miles
and is located in Fairfield and
Litchfield counties of western
Connecticut. It is the largest lake in
Connecticut. The lake is bordered by
five towns: Brookfield,
Danbury,
New
Fairfield, New Milford, and Sherman.
 The
lake is used year-round, although
tourists primarily come during the
summer months for fishing, boating,
and golfing. Along its approximately
60-mile shoreline are five-star
tourist resorts and recreational
facilities, including golf courses,
beaches, and marinas. The lake is
around 40 feet deep in most places,
with some deeper areas that are 80
feet. There is a 45 mph daytime speed
limit for boats and a 25 mph nighttime
speed limit from 1/2 hour after sunset
to 1/2 hour before sunrise. A 6 mph
speed limit is in effect within 100
feet of shore, docks
and any other place marked as hazardous.
"Candlewood Lake Real Estate" -
"Candlewood Lake Properties"
Candlewood Lake is very popular
with year-round residents and
weekenders, its real estate
values continue maintain strong. Owning on a large
motorboat-friendly lake within one hour
and a half of Manhattan has made
Candlewood Lake one of the most
attractive lifestyle and investment
buys in Western Connecticut. With over 60
miles of shoreline, most of which is
residentially developed, Candlewood
Lake's 60+ lake communities offer
buyers considerable choice in
lifestyles, homes, towns, privacy,
senses of community, and activities.
Many locations on
Candlewood Lake reach $1.5M though, one
can pay more for a
properties with more land,
water-frontage, privacy, and square
footage.
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