What a 3, 4 or 5 Bedroom Home Costs Here in Fairfield County

If you have spent any time on a home search this year, the number of bedrooms is probably one of the first filters you set. Most buyers know how many bedrooms they need well before they settle on a town, and the questions that follow are what that bedroom count costs here in Fairfield County and how hard you will have to compete to get it.

Being an active agent in these towns, I have a good sense of what each bedroom count tends to sell for, but I wanted to see what the data showed, so I took every single-family home that closed across Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Westport, Wilton, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Stamford and Norwalk between September 2025 and August 2026, a total of 3,102 sales, and grouped them by the number of bedrooms.

As it turns out, going from four bedrooms to five adds nearly twice as much to the median price as going from three to four, mostly because five-bedroom homes are much bigger (surprise!) and more of them are in the towns where homes sell for the highest price per square foot. The competition, meanwhile, was tightest for three and four bedroom homes.

What Each Bedroom Count Sold For

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median of $855,000 with a median size of 1,856 square feet, four-bedroom homes went for $1,394,500 with a median size of 3,015 square feet, and five-bedroom homes closed at $2,450,000 with a median size of 4,606 square feet. A median means half of the homes sold for more and half for less, so a few very large sales cannot pull the figure up.

Four bedrooms was the most common size by a wide margin, with a total of 1,242 sales, or 40.0% of all single-family sales for the period. Three-bedroom homes accounted for 28.3% of sales and five-bedroom homes for 18.9%. Homes with six bedrooms or more made up 7.7% of sales at a median of $4,000,000 with a median size of 6,802 square feet, and the remaining 5.1% had two bedrooms or fewer. The graphic below shows each bedroom count side by side.

Where the Competition Is Tightest

I compared each closing price to the final list price, the price the home carried when it went under contract. 69.2% of three-bedroom homes and 66.4% of four-bedroom homes closed above their asking price, compared to 61.4% of all 3,102 sales, and they went under contract after a median of 16 and 15 days on market respectively. Five-bedroom homes still closed over asking 51.8% of the time, at a median of 22 days on market. A higher share of homes selling over asking usually means quicker sales, as more buyers are competing for the same house.

By town, the tightest competition was for three and four bedroom homes in Wilton and Darien. 85.7% of the 35 three-bedroom homes sold in Wilton closed above their asking price, the highest share of any town and bedroom count, and 84.6% of the 78 four-bedroom homes sold in Darien did the same.

The Jump From Four Bedrooms to Five

As you would expect, the houses get bigger with every bedroom you add. Going from four bedrooms to five, the median size grew from 3,015 to 4,606 square feet and the median price rose by $1,055,500, compared to $539,500 for the step from three bedrooms to four.

Part of that is the extra square footage, and much of the rest comes down to where these homes sell. Five-bedroom homes sold for a median of $524 per square foot, compared to $454 per foot for four-bedroom homes. That is largely because 49.4% of all five-bedroom sales were in Westport, New Canaan, Darien and Greenwich, and those four towns had the highest price per square foot of the nine towns I cover.

Within a single town the jump is usually smaller. In seven of the nine towns it was less than the $1,055,500 jump for the area as a whole, so the figures for the town you are looking in are a better guide to what a fifth bedroom will cost you.

Town by Town

The chart below breaks it down by town.

Darien's three-bedroom homes sold for a median of $1,595,500, four-bedroom homes went for $2,470,516 and five-bedroom homes closed at $3,550,000. See Darien homes with 4+ bedrooms.

Fairfield's three-bedroom homes sold for a median of $811,000, four-bedroom homes went for $1,297,000 and five-bedroom homes closed at $1,940,000. See Fairfield homes with 4+ bedrooms.

Greenwich's three-bedroom homes sold for a median of $1,258,000, four-bedroom homes went for $2,115,000 and five-bedroom homes closed at $3,868,750. Greenwich figures exclude Greenwich MLS listings. See Greenwich homes with 4+ bedrooms.

Nearly nine in ten New Canaan sales had four bedrooms or more. Four-bedroom homes sold for a median of $2,425,000 and five-bedroom homes went for $3,200,000. See New Canaan homes with 5+ bedrooms.

Norwalk's three-bedroom homes sold for a median of $760,000, four-bedroom homes went for $915,000 and five-bedroom homes closed at $1,562,000. See Norwalk homes with 3+ bedrooms.

Ridgefield's three-bedroom homes sold for a median of $847,500, four-bedroom homes went for $1,350,000 and five-bedroom homes closed at $1,720,000. See Ridgefield homes with 4+ bedrooms.

Stamford's three-bedroom homes sold for a median of $799,000, four-bedroom homes went for $1,163,000 and five-bedroom homes closed at $1,400,000. See Stamford homes with 4+ bedrooms.

Westport's three-bedroom homes sold for a median of $1,350,587, four-bedroom homes went for $2,150,000 and five-bedroom homes closed at $2,900,000. See Westport homes with 4+ bedrooms.

Wilton's three-bedroom homes sold for a median of $1,003,000, four-bedroom homes went for $1,420,000 and five-bedroom homes closed at $2,012,500. See Wilton homes with 4+ bedrooms.

What This Means for a Buyer

If you are starting a search this Fall, find out what your bedroom count costs in the towns you are considering and see if it fits your budget. Depending on the town, the median four-bedroom home sold for anywhere from $915,000 to $2,470,516. The three- and four-bedroom homes most buyers are after also tend to go quickly and above their asking price, so it pays to have your pre-approval and your number ready before you tour.

You can search every single-family home for sale across the nine towns with 3+ bedrooms, 4+ bedrooms or 5+ bedrooms on my site, and if you create a free account you can get email alerts on new listings and updates on your favorite listings.

What This Means for a Seller

If you own a three or four bedroom home, you own the kind of house in high demand here in Fairfield County. Over the past 12 months, three and four bedroom homes made up more than two-thirds of all single-family sales and closed over asking more often than homes of any other size. That demand still depends on your listing price - a home priced where the market already is draws the competition, while one priced above it tends to get passed over.

If your home has five bedrooms or more, the comparable sales in your own town carry even more weight, because the individual town drives so much of the price. If you're thinking about selling this Fall, the free home valuation on my site is a good place to start when trying to determine your asking price, and I'd be happy to go over what homes like yours have sold for in your town!

Figures are from SmartMLS single-family closings, September 2025 through August 2026, across Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Westport, Wilton, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Stamford and Norwalk. Greenwich figures exclude Greenwich MLS listings.