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Fairfield vs Staples vs Trumbull
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairfield has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
Staples has the most expensive homes ($1166k median).
Trumbull has the most affordable homes ($547k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Fairfield | Staples | Trumbull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 63,416Highest |
7,340Lowest |
37,281 |
| Median age | 40.1±0.9Lowest about the CT average |
48.7±2.9Highest 18% above CT |
41.7±1.3 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 24%±1.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
25.3%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
26.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Trumbull and Staples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.3%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Staples and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.1% CT: 42.5% |
73%Highest CT: 42.5% |
60.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
4.1%±0.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,432±$8k 80% above CT |
$192,656±$58kHighest 101% above CT |
$163,073±$11kLowest 70% above CT |
| Staples and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $780,500±$32k 113% above CT |
$1,165,500±$64kHighest 218% above CT |
$547,300±$21kLowest 49% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,185±$134Lowest 47% above CT |
$2,328±$387Highest 56% above CT |
$2,266±$255 52% above CT |
| Staples and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 51% above CT |
$10,000+ at least 51% above CT |
$10,000+ at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.5%±7.7 CT: 52.6% |
47.1%±21.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Trumbull and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% CT: 10% |
4.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.3%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
86.2% CT: 66.5% |
89.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1967Highest same as CT |
1965 2 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 24% above CT |
43 minHighest 63% above CT |
33 min 25% above CT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±1.9 CT: 16% |
29.7%±6Highest CT: 16% |
22.5%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Staples and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #21 of 149 in CT | — | #26 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Fairfield School District | — | Trumbull School District |
| High school in town | Fairfield Ludlowe High School | — | Trumbull High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
— | 14.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.