Named after our 5th President, the town of Monroe, CT, is a spacious, rural community in Northern Fairfield Country that offers its residents many recreational opportunities including stunning parks, like Webb Mountain Park and William Wolfe Park, with miles of trails for hiking; Great Hollow Lake for swimming, boating and fishing; picnic areas and indoor and outdoor sports programs for entertaining the kids. With a population of nearly 20,000, Monroe’s schools consistently rank among the top in Connecticut. Most residents own their own homes in this lovely rural community, where housing is mostly single family with some opportunity to find town homes or condos. Located 60 miles from New York City, most commuters drive to Bridgeport or Fairfield to catch the Metro-North express to Grand Central for the 80-105 minute trip.

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