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Stamford vs Bristol

Stamford, CT compared with Bristol, CT · 52 miles apart

Stamford has 139,535 residents to Bristol’s 62,341. Stamford comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Bristol does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Stamford, CT Bristol, CT
Population 139,535 62,341
Density (per sq mi) 3,708 2,361
Median household income $111,586 $79,076
Median home value $624,400 $277,800
Median rent $2,276 $1,338
Homeownership 48.8% 64.9%
Average commute 28.5 min 23.7 min
Median age 38.4 37.9
Bachelor's degree + 51.7% 30.3%
Poverty rate 10.1% 10.7%
Unemployment 4.9% 7.3%
Price to income 5.6× 3.5×
Clear days a year 21
Days above 90°F 13

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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