Living in Stamford CT

Just an hour’s drive from New York City and located along the coastline of the Long Island Sound, you’ll get the best of both worlds living in Stamford. You can live in a high rise in bustling downtown or a single-family house in a quaint neighborhood or in a beautiful ocean side condominium or apartment.You can walk the marinas and enjoy the ocean views or eat a fancy dinner and catch a Broadway show - all without leaving Stamford! It’s actually Long Island Sound not the ocean.
With affordable rents and home prices, Stamford is the obvious choice. Median home prices are around $450,000 with prices increasing about 3% annually, rents average are around $2,250 for a two-bedroom with plenty of newly-built apartments on the market.
The amenities in Stamford are top-notch, with schools among the best in the state and a hospital that has just completed a massive expansion. Stamford schools boast a 91% graduation rate and a 10 to 1 student-educator ratio. Stamford High and Westhill High School are listed among the most challenging schools in the country by the Washington Post and the Academy of Information, Technology and Engineering ranks among the top 20 schools by U.S. News and World Report. There are several higher education institutions with campuses in Stamford, as well, including a growing UConn satellite campus with newly added dorms
UCONN satellite campus with the expansion of dorms in downtown Stamford. Russ, they opened one last year and it filled up so quickly that they rented apartments nearby to make more dorms this year.
and branches of the University of Bridgeport and Sacred Heart University. Stamford Hospital just completed a massive expansion that is providing residents with easy access to the most state-of-the-art healthcare.
Stamford’s vibrant downtown will give you a taste of the city life in a city often named one of the safest places to live in the country. On a stroll downtown, you’ll find places to dine al fresco, plenty of shopping, an old art-house movie theater and maybe even an outdoor concert on the green at Columbus Park.
The city has many other attractions, including the Stamford Museum and Nature Center, botanical gardens, two golf courses, and parks with various biking and hiking trails.
For more information on Stamford, contact the Stamford Chamber of Commerce.