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Stamford vs East Hartford

Stamford, CT compared with East Hartford, CT · 68 miles apart

Stamford has 139,535 residents to East Hartford’s 50,918. Stamford comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. East Hartford does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Stamford, CT East Hartford, CT
Population 139,535 50,918
Density (per sq mi) 3,708 2,828
Median household income $111,586 $70,778
Median home value $624,400 $229,700
Median rent $2,276 $1,225
Homeownership 48.8% 60.4%
Average commute 28.5 min 22.4 min
Median age 38.4 38.1
Bachelor's degree + 51.7% 17.2%
Poverty rate 10.1% 13.2%
Unemployment 4.9% 5.4%
Price to income 5.6× 3.2×
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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