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Stamford vs West Hartford

Stamford, CT compared with West Hartford, CT · 63 miles apart

Stamford has 139,535 residents to West Hartford’s 63,620. Stamford comes out ahead on clear days a year. West Hartford does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.

Stamford, CT West Hartford, CT
Population 139,535 63,620
Density (per sq mi) 3,708 2,917
Median household income $111,586 $129,890
Median home value $624,400 $411,000
Median rent $2,276 $1,756
Homeownership 48.8% 67.4%
Average commute 28.5 min 22.3 min
Median age 38.4 40.8
Bachelor's degree + 51.7% 66.6%
Poverty rate 10.1% 6.3%
Unemployment 4.9% 4.1%
Price to income 5.6× 3.2×
Clear days a year 21 18
Days above 90°F 13 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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