Cities / Connecticut / Stamford

Stamford, CT

137,144 people

Right Now

Weather

75.2°F

Mostly Cloudy

Today: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, high 81°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Westport)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 11.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

LGA

26 mi — LaGuardia Airport

Population & People

Population

137,144

Median age

38.4

Median household income

$111,586

Poverty rate

10.1%

Unemployment rate

4.9%

Bachelor's degree+

51.7%

Avg. commute

23 min

Hispanic or Latino

28.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$624,400

Median gross rent

$2,276/mo

Homeownership rate

48.81%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,511

HUD Fair Market Rent (Stamford town, 0 mi from Stamford), 2026. Efficiency $1731, 1BR $2100, 2BR $2511, 3BR $3036, 4BR $3598. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Connecticut commercial electricity

23.11¢/kWh

Connecticut industrial electricity

18.35¢/kWh

Connecticut residential electricity

29.38¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

376455

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

293002.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Connecticut

720.72

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Source: FRED, Connecticut-specific series.

Nearby Airports

John F. Kennedy International Airport

31 mi away

EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport

42 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Connecticut energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Connecticut economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).