New Canaan, CT

New Canaan, CT is a affluent town in Fairfield County, Connecticut. New Canaan couples small-town charms with a distinctly cosmopolitan sensibility offering it’s residents comfortable living and splendid social and cultural amenities. Home to 20,000 residents, New Canaan has a relaxed vibe whether you’re strolling through the Village at New Canaan looking for a bite to eat, or taking your dog for a walk at one of many beautiful parks. 

Situated into the “Connecticut Panhandle” in the southwestern corner of Fairfield County, it lies just a few miles north of Stamford, just south of Pound Ridge and South Salem, New York, and is easily accessible via the 95 highway, Merritt Parkway and Route 7.

New Canaan provides convenient travel by train or car to nearby metropolitan centers like Stamford, White Plains and New York City. Locals sometimes refer to New Canaan as commuter heaven; (one of few communities that can boast having a dedicated Metro North line,) because it’s the first stop on the New Haven line headed to Grand Central, you’re pretty much guaranteed a seat. Set amidst an beautiful topography of rolling ridge lines, lakes, streams, acres of unspoiled woodlands.  It is also home to several parks and recreational activities including Kiwanis Park beach, Waveny Park, Irwin Park, Grace Farms, Philip Johnson Glass House and the New Canaan Nature Center. The public schools are known for being very good and is a main reason most people move there.

If you are looking for New Canaan homes for sale, you will find a variety of midcentury Modern gems littered among historic Colonials and sprawling family compounds in the 4 acre zone to the north and new construction to luxury condos in areas such as New Canaan center, The four Ridges—Ponus, Oenoke, Smith , and Brushy Ridge—as well as Talmadge Hill and Silvermine.