Illustrative Demo Property

18 Birchwood Hollow

Fairfield

$1.875M

score 99

Commute (door → 59 Maiden Ln)

78 min door-to-desk via Demo station

Drive to Demo station (+3 vs free-flow, AM peak est.)14 min
Park + walk to platform6 min
Train to Grand Central32 min
GCT → 59 Maiden Ln (4/5 to Fulton St)12 min
Total78 min

4 AM-peak trains from Demo station — sparse service, a missed train costs you. Fastest is 28 min.

Why this scores 99

Base100every house starts here
Sqft Gap-10Listing claims 4,050 sf; assessor measures 3,600 sf (+450)
Price Cut+6Cut 5.1% from $1,975,000 (1 changes since 2026-07-08)
Lot size+4.12.05 acres (+2/acre, cap 3)
Price vs comps+30.94x the $493/sf sold-comp median
Ceiling-4.1capped at 99 — nothing is flawless before an inspection
Score99

Tax shock ahead: Connecticut reassesses town-wide, not on sale — you pay the current bill until Fairfield's next revaluation. If it then values the house at your purchase price, taxes go to $37,260/yr — +$775/mo.

Price history

Full listing history

First listed 2026-07-08 at $1,975,000 → now $1,875,000 (-5.1%, 1 price changes)

2026-07-30Price changed$1,875,000
2026-07-08Listed for sale$1,975,000

True cost of ownership

$14,949/mo($179,384/yr)

Mortgage$9,66920% down, 6.69% 30-yr (Freddie Mac survey, 8/6/2026)
Property tax$2,330current assessment × 28.39 mill — CT does not reassess on sale
Insurance$625est. 0.40%/yr
Maintenance$1,5621%/yr rule
Heat$321fuel: forced hot air, natural gas
Commute$441rail pass $390 + parking + gas

Sold (last 365 days, similar size)

Ask $463/sf vs $493/sf median across 12 comparable solds (12 town-wide) — deal ratio 0.94x (roughly market).

Where this sits in the local $/sf range

$480median $493$508

Green marker = this house at $463/sf. Dark bar = middle 50% of comparable sales.

15 Copperbeech Lane$2,005,0004,060 sf$494/sf2026-04-03
38 Rockmeadow Drive$2,060,0004,180 sf$493/sf2026-05-30
11 Halewood Terrace$1,920,0003,900 sf$492/sf2026-05-14
31 Havenbrook Road$1,895,0003,860 sf$491/sf2026-06-15
6 Marlbank Row$2,145,0004,320 sf$497/sf2026-04-28
17 Ashfield Green$1,840,0003,780 sf$487/sf2026-06-21

Listing facts (from the MLS)

Public sewer

Public water

Style

Colonial

Garage

Attached, 2 cars

Basement

Full, partially finished

Fireplaces

1

Schools — Fairfield

78.4

index

#22 of 166 Connecticut districts · state average 66.1

Connecticut's Next Generation Accountability index (2024-25) — the state's own district scorecard, combining test performance, growth, attendance, graduation and college readiness.

Land & water

X

Lot

2.05 acres

Sewer

Public sewer

Water

Public water

House site 0% hydricWithin 60m: 8% hydric

The house sits on Charlton-Chatfield complex.

Wetland map units touching the lot

  • Charlton-Chatfield complex0% hydric
  • Ridgebury loam65% hydric

Connecticut defines an inland wetland by its soil, not by standing water (CGS 22a-38), so poorly drained and alluvial soils put the lot under the town's Inland Wetlands commission. That means a permit — and a setback from the regulated area — for a pool, an addition, a new septic field, sometimes even clearing. It is not a reason to walk away; it is a reason to ask what you would be allowed to build before you offer. Source: USDA SSURGO (demo).

Town records

3,600 sf

$1,407,143

Heat fuel

Forced hot air, natural gas

Year built (card)

1968

$27,964

$37,262

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