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About Stamford
City in Connecticut, U.S.Stamford () is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 34 miles (55 kilometers) outside of New York City. It is the sixth-most populous city in New England. Stamford is also the largest city in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, and Connecticut's second-most populous city, behind Bridgeport. With a population of 135,470, Stamford surpassed Hartford and New Haven in population as of the 2020 census. It is in the Bridgeport–Stamford–Danbury metropolitan statistical area, which is part of the New York City metropolitan area (specifically, the New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area). As of 2023, Stamford is home to eight Fortune 500 companies and numerous d…
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Housing in Stamford
The typical Stamford home is worth about $724,000, up 7.8% in a year, 61% above the Connecticut typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Stamford
Safety Grade B-
Stamford reports less crime per resident than 54% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Connecticut has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Stamford sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Stamford
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The public schools Stamford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CT. Ratings are from neighbors.
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