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Roughly 135,413 people live in Stamford, Connecticut. Living here costs expensive relative to the rest of the country, 27% above the national average. Median rent runs about $2,129/mo; the typical household pulls in $100,718. On the UrbRank Score it pulls a 63/100 — a C+, putting it at #80 nationally.
UrbRank Score · General
Each dimension scored 0-100 against every other US city.
Based on overall cost of living vs. other US cities.
Inverse of violent + property crime rate per 100,000 residents.
Temperate summers & winters, moderate precipitation.
Walk Score — how feasible daily errands are on foot.
Unemployment rate plus household income vs. national median.
Share of residents 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
By the composite index, Stamford sits at 127 — expensive when stacked against the rest of the country. Running the rent-to-income math ($2,129/mo against $100,718 median household income), housing eats roughly 25% of a typical paycheck — right inside the standard 30%-of-income guideline. Buying-side, the median home value is $584,700.
Full cost-of-living breakdown →The weather here is four-season: roughly 83°F in summer, 30°F in winter. Annual precipitation lands near 50 inches. Some neighborhoods are walkable; others aren't. A car is useful, but not required everywhere. On crime, it scores well — incidents per capita run noticeably under the national average. Air quality reads good (AQI 38).
Verdict by lifestyle profile — same data, different priorities.
For families, Stamford is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 63/100 (grade C+) on the families profile. Strongest on safety (88/100); weakest on affordability (15/100).
For retirees, Stamford is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 60/100 (grade C) on the retirees profile. Strongest on safety (88/100); weakest on affordability (15/100).
For remote workers, Stamford isn't the strongest match. It earns 52/100 (grade C-) on the remote workers profile. Strongest on safety (88/100); weakest on affordability (15/100).
For young professionals, Stamford is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 60/100 (grade C) on the young professionals profile. Strongest on safety (88/100); weakest on affordability (15/100).
Stamford, Connecticut pulls a 63/100 overall on the UrbRank Score (grade C+), currently ranked #80 nationally. The composite weights seven lifestyle dimensions: affordability, safety, climate, walkability, jobs, environment, and education.
Stamford's cost-of-living index is 127 (with 100 as the US average), which lands in the expensive band — 27% above the national average. Median rent runs about $2,129/mo.
Four-season — summer averages around 83°F, winter averages around 30°F, with about 50 inches of precipitation a year.
Walk Score: 53/100. Some neighborhoods are walkable; others aren't. A car is useful, but not required everywhere.
Stamford has about 135,413 residents, 50% of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher with a median age of 38.
Use UrbRank's comparison tool to put Stamford head-to-head against any other US city — housing, salaries, demographics, and quality-of-life metrics side by side. The leaderboard pages also show how Stamford stacks up for families, retirees, remote workers, and young professionals specifically.
Every US city is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions using public data from the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI Crime Data Explorer, EPA Air Quality System, NOAA NCEI, and Walk Score. Each dimension is a percentile rank against every other city — so a score of 80 means the city is in the top 20% nationally on that dimension.
The overall score is a weighted average. Five lifestyle profiles — general, families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals — weight the dimensions differently to reflect what each cares about. Families get more weight on safety and schools; young professionals get more weight on jobs and walkability; retirees get more weight on climate.
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