Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately 50 miles (80 km) northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2020 was 86,518. It is the third-largest city in Western Connecticut, and the seventh-largest city in Connecticut. Located within the heart of the Housatonic Valley region, the city is a historic commercial hub of western Connecticut, home to many commuters and summer residents from the New York metropolitan area and New England.
Northeast
Danbury
Fairfield County, CT
Population
86,456
Walk Score
92 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,726
Median home value
$355,500
Incorporated
1702
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Main Street Historic District · listed 1983
Notable landmarks
- Ball and Roller Bearing Company · listed 1989
- Building at 20 Farview Ave.
- Hearthstone · listed 1987
- Ives, Charles, House · listed 1976
- Locust Avenue School · listed 1985
- Meeker's Hardware · listed 1983
- New Haven Railroad Danbury Turntable · listed 2005
- Octagon House · listed 1973
- Old Danbury Jail
- Patch Street Stone Arch Bridge
- Rider, John, House · listed 1977
- Robinson, P., Fur Cutting Company · listed 1982
- Tarrywile · listed 1988
- Union Station · listed 1986
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