Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains and on the New York state border, Ridgefield had a population of 25,033 as of the 2020 census. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place. The town was settled then quickly incorporated by 1709.
Northeast
Ridgefield
Fairfield County, CT
Population
25,021
Walk Score
78 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$2,025
Median home value
$757,300
Incorporated
1709
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Ridgebury Road · listed 2003
- Ridgefield Center Historic District · listed 1984
- Titicus Hill Historic District · listed 2012
- Weir, J. Alden, Farm Historic District · listed 1984
- West Mountain Historic District · listed 1984
Notable landmarks
- Benedict House and Shop · listed 1998
- Branchville Railroad Tenement · listed 1982
- Cain, Hugh, Fulling Mill and Elias Glover Woolen Mill Archeological Site · listed 1985
- Hugh Cain Fulling Mill
- Hyatt, Thomas, House · listed 1984
- June, Lewis, House · listed 1984
- Keeler Tavern · listed 1982
- Lounsbury, Phineas Chapman, House · listed 1975
- Remington, Frederic, House · listed 1966
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