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Stamford is a mid-size city of 137,144 people in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 20 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 35 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $624k and rent runs about $2k a month.
137,144people
$624kTypical home
$2,276/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
34"Snow
231Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 137,144
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,645 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to New York, NY
- 20 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $624k (≈$3,937/mo)
- Median rent $2,276/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,004 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to HPN airport
- 27 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 151 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 175 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 193 bars within 25 mi
- 1,420 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 127 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Western Connecticut Planning Region: D+19 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk