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Cost of living in Stamford, Connecticut

Simple answer

Typical rent is $2,276 a month.

Stamford is a city in Connecticut. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $111,586 a year.

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People
137,144
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$2,276
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$111,586
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$624,400
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,399
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA

Stamford, Connecticut has about 137,144 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $624,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT MSA) is $2,399 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area, prices sit at 106.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Connecticut taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Stamford's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Connecticut home paid 24.16¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Stamford's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Connecticut in the table we use.

Among 139 places we list in Connecticut with a rent figure, 21 have higher typical rent than Stamford.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Connecticut

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.