gimmedastats
Thursday, August 6, 2026

Stamford vs Danbury

Stamford, CT compared with Danbury, CT · 22 miles apart

Stamford has 139,535 residents to Danbury’s 89,033. Stamford comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Danbury does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.

Stamford, CT Danbury, CT
Population 139,535 89,033
Density (per sq mi) 3,708 2,118
Median household income $111,586 $83,393
Median home value $624,400 $411,200
Median rent $2,276 $1,846
Homeownership 48.8% 53.8%
Average commute 28.5 min 29.9 min
Median age 38.4 40.6
Bachelor's degree + 51.7% 34%
Poverty rate 10.1% 11.7%
Unemployment 4.9% 6.5%
Price to income 5.6× 4.9×
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.

Forgotten Flicks movie T-shirts on TeePublic

Full profiles