Stamford vs New Haven
Stamford, CT compared with New Haven, CT · 36 miles apart
Stamford has 139,535 residents to New Haven’s 138,774. Stamford comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. New Haven does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Stamford, CT | New Haven, CT | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 139,535 | 138,774 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,708 | 7,425 |
| Median household income | $111,586 | $56,851 |
| Median home value | $624,400 | $287,100 |
| Median rent | $2,276 | $1,488 |
| Homeownership | 48.8% | 28.4% |
| Average commute | 28.5 min | 21.5 min |
| Median age | 38.4 | 31.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 51.7% | 38.9% |
| Poverty rate | 10.1% | 23.9% |
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 8.4% |
| Price to income | 5.6× | 5.1× |
| Clear days a year | 21 | 22 |
| Days above 90°F | 13 | 4 |
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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