Cost of living in Staples, Connecticut

Staples, Connecticut has about 7,340 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $1,165,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Western Connecticut Planning Region is $2,399 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Staples. It 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 Staples'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 Staples'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, 17 have higher typical rent than Staples.