Brookfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, situated within the southern foothills of the Berkshire Mountains.

[2] The town is located 55 miles (89 km) northeast of New York City, making it part of the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA combined statistical area.

[4] Colonists settled in what is now known as Brookfield in 1710, led by John Muirwood and other colonial founders including Hawley, Peck and Merwin.

Colonists first established the area as the Parish of Newbury, incorporating parts of neighboring Newtown and Danbury.

The hunted animals that were taken[5] from the forest and rivers were deer, passenger pigeon, turkey, bass, trout, crawfish, squirrel, rabbit and others.

[6] In the 18th century the community was called "Newbury", a name that came from the three towns from which its land was taken—New Milford, Newtown, and Danbury.

[5] As traveling to surrounding churches was difficult in winter, in 1752 the General Assembly granted the community the right to worship in area homes from September through March.

In 1754, the General Assembly granted permission for the Parish of Newbury to build its own meeting house and recruit its own minister.

[8] The top professions of residents today are in the fields of professional, scientific, and technical services, health care, and finance and insurance.

It borders Bethel to the south, Newtown to the southeast, Danbury to the southwest, New Fairfield to the west, New Milford to the northwest, and Bridgewater to the northeast.

The town's largest neighborhoods include: Other named minor neighborhoods and geographic locations in the town are: Brookfield has a humid continental climate, similar to that of New York City, with mild to warm humid summers and cold to very cold winters.

According to the 2020 Census, the population of Brookfield was 86.4% White, 4.2% Asian, 3.1% Black or African American, and 0.2% Pacific Islander.

In the 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden (D) received the majority of votes cast by Brookfield residents.

Students to this school are also accepted from Bethel, Redding, Ridgefield, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, and other regional communities.

The Brookfield Craft Center is a specialized, non-degree school which teaches the skills of craftsmanship and offers courses and workshops to the general public.

For years, despite being a major economic center for retail in Fairfield County, Brookfield had lacked a walkable downtown area.

These are as follows: Known as an affluent Fairfield County suburb, Brookfield has regularly placed high in various rankings.

[100] In 2017, MarketWatch ranked the Greater Danbury area as the 10th most expensive place to raise a family in the United States.

[102][103] Brookfield is also frequently ranked as one of the safest towns in Connecticut, due to its extremely low crime rates.

Many finance and business executives also reside in Brookfield, due to the centralization of investment firms and hedge funds in Fairfield County, as well as many Fortune 500 companies.

For many years, US 7 and US 202 ran concurrently through Brookfield but, after decades of discussion and planning, the US 7 Bypass officially opened in November 2009.

Connecticut Route 133 connects Brookfield to its eastern neighbor Bridgewater over the iconic Southville Bridge, which spans the Housatonic River.

Connecticut Route 25 also connects Brookfield with Newtown and its Hawleyville neighborhood to the southeast, passing by Interstate 84 and terminating at US 6.

[117] HART operates a direct shuttle for commuters between the park and ride and Brewster station from 5 AM to 10 PM on weekdays.

Proposals have been made to extend the New Haven Line's Danbury Branch to New Milford, which would include a Brookfield Metro-North station.

There is a Patrol Division, a Detective Division, including a youth officer and two school resource officers, and part-time SCUBA Team, Accident Investigation Team, tactical response technicians with the Danbury Police Department, and part-time evidence technicians.