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Best places to live in Greater Stamford

36 places with 667,372 residents within about 30 km of Stamford, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Stamford, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1North Stamford
    Connecticut, 121,230 residents    62
  2. 2New Canaan
    Connecticut, 19,738 residents    61
  3. 3Bayville (New York)
    New York, 6,764 residents    60
  4. 4Wilton (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 18,062 residents    59
  5. 5East Norwalk
    Connecticut, 84,530 residents    59
  6. 6Stamford (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 128,874 residents    58
  7. 7Greenwich (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 12,942 residents    58
  8. 8Rye (New York)
    New York, 16,046 residents    58
  9. 9Riverside (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 8,416 residents    57
  10. 10Port Chester
    New York, 29,620 residents    57

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For retired couples

  1. 1Rye (New York)
    New York, 16,046 residents    78
  2. 2Bayville (New York)
    New York, 6,764 residents    76
  3. 3Port Chester
    New York, 29,620 residents    76
  4. 4Mount Kisco
    New York, 11,145 residents    76
  5. 5New Canaan
    Connecticut, 19,738 residents    74
  6. 6East Norwalk
    Connecticut, 84,530 residents    74
  7. 7Fort Salonga
    New York, 10,008 residents    73
  8. 8Wilton (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 18,062 residents    73
  9. 9North Stamford
    Connecticut, 121,230 residents    73
  10. 10Northport (New York)
    New York, 7,390 residents    72

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For remote workers

  1. 1North Stamford
    Connecticut, 121,230 residents    64
  2. 2East Norwalk
    Connecticut, 84,530 residents    63
  3. 3Rye (New York)
    New York, 16,046 residents    62
  4. 4Port Chester
    New York, 29,620 residents    61
  5. 5New Canaan
    Connecticut, 19,738 residents    61
  6. 6Riverside (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 8,416 residents    61
  7. 7Old Greenwich
    Connecticut, 6,611 residents    61
  8. 8Wilton (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 18,062 residents    60
  9. 9Cos Cob
    Connecticut, 6,770 residents    58
  10. 10Bayville (New York)
    New York, 6,764 residents    58

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For commuters

  1. 1Stamford (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 128,874 residents    85
  2. 2North Stamford
    Connecticut, 121,230 residents    85
  3. 3Darien (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 20,732 residents    79
  4. 4New Canaan
    Connecticut, 19,738 residents    79
  5. 5Norwalk (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 88,485 residents    78
  6. 6Greenwich (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 12,942 residents    77
  7. 7East Norwalk
    Connecticut, 84,530 residents    77
  8. 8Riverside (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 8,416 residents    76
  9. 9Old Greenwich
    Connecticut, 6,611 residents    76
  10. 10Cos Cob
    Connecticut, 6,770 residents    75

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For single professionals

  1. 1Stamford (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 128,874 residents    77
  2. 2North Stamford
    Connecticut, 121,230 residents    75
  3. 3Norwalk (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 88,485 residents    72
  4. 4East Norwalk
    Connecticut, 84,530 residents    69
  5. 5Darien (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 20,732 residents    68
  6. 6New Canaan
    Connecticut, 19,738 residents    67
  7. 7Port Chester
    New York, 29,620 residents    67
  8. 8Greenwich (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 12,942 residents    65
  9. 9Rye Brook
    New York, 9,611 residents    63
  10. 10Rye (New York)
    New York, 16,046 residents    63

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1North Stamford
    Connecticut, 121,230 residents    39
  2. 2East Norwalk
    Connecticut, 84,530 residents    38
  3. 3Riverside (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 8,416 residents    35
  4. 4Cos Cob
    Connecticut, 6,770 residents    35
  5. 5Old Greenwich
    Connecticut, 6,611 residents    35
  6. 6Byram (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 4,146 residents    34
  7. 7Pemberwick
    Connecticut, 3,680 residents    33
  8. 8Glenville (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 2,327 residents    32
  9. 9Greenwich (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 12,942 residents    29
  10. 10Rye (New York)
    New York, 16,046 residents    28

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Towns in Greater Stamford