Fairfield has it all: natural beauty plus easy access to all the benefits of city living. Fairfield is a town of many neighborhoods, two of which—Southport and Greenfield Hill—are notably affluent. It's also a college town with about 3,900 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students study in Fairfield's six schools and colleges of Fairfield University. Natural beauties include the town's five miles of Long Island Sound coastline include 5 town beaches which are staffed by lifeguards during the summer, and miles of privately owned beach which are open to the public below the high tide mark. In 2012, Fairfied was ranked 64 in Money Magazine's "Best Places to Live". |