About Danbury
Danbury is a thriving city in western Connecticut with an estimated population of 88,692. It ranks as the 7th largest city in Connecticut.
Officially, Danbury is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 42.03 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,110 residents per square mile.
📰 Danbury News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Danbury Unique
- A top-25 city in Connecticut by population (#7 of 30 incorporated places).
- One of 6 places in the US named Danbury — but the Connecticut one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in western Connecticut, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 88,692.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Danbury
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Danbury
- Chuck's Steak House — steak house
- Fiza Restaurant — Pakistani
- Grandpa's Diner
- Hungry Pot — korean
- Le's Kitchen — vietnamese
- LongHorn Steakhouse — steak house
- Mill Plain Diner — american
- Newtown Road Italian Deli & Pizza — pizza
- Pho Vietnam — vietnamese
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Danbury Museum and Historical Society · Museum
- Danbury Railroad Museum · Museum
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel · Attraction
- Made By Hand · Art gallery
- Scott Fanton Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Danbury
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Danbury
- Broadview Middle School
- Danbury High School
- Ellsworth Avenue School
- Great Plain School
- Hayestown Avenue School
- Henry Abbott Technical High School
- King Street Primary School
- Mill Ridge Primary School
- Morris Street School
- Park Avenue School
- Pembroke School
- Rogers Park Middle School
- Shelter Rock School
- South Street School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Danbury Hospital ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.