| Town: |
Brookfield |
| Population:
|
15,000 |
| Government: |
Board of Selectmen
with Town Meeting |
| Area: |
19.8 square miles |
| Tax
Rate: |
24.7 |
| Distance: |
15 minutes from
Danbury |
| Price
Range: |
$114,900 - $699,900 |
| Public
Services: |
Public bus, Senior
Citizen Center, private collection of trash and garbage, ambulance,
library |
| Police
Dept.: |
Regular; 25 officers |
| Fire
Dept.: |
Volunteer |
| Houses
of Worship: |
Catholic, Congregational,
Episcopal, First Assembly of God |
| Recreation:
|
Public parks, playgrounds
throughout the town, swimming facilities & large park with picnic
areas on Candlewood Lake, public tennis courts, fishing/rivers
& streams, private golf course, youth athletic leagues, Parks
& Recreation Department, library |
| Medical
Facilities: |
Danbury Hospital
& New Milford Hospital |
| Shopping: |
Several shopping
plazas, larger facilities in Danbury Fair Mall |
| Schools:
|
2 Elementary (Grades
K-1 and 2-5); 1 Middle (Grades 6-8); 1 High School (Grades 9-12);
1 parochial (Grades K-8) |
|
