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Stamford, CT
139,134 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 0973000 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Stamford ranked #115 of 340 cities and 8th of 14 in its peer group, on 9 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Stamford and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Woodbridge NJ, Quincy MA, Edison NJ, Sandy Springs GA, Richardson TX, Olathe KS, Overland Park KS, Alexandria VA, Concord CA, Orange CA, Bellevue WA, Westminster CO, Carrollton TX · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #115 of 340 cities · 8th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #230 | #176 | #200 | #65 | #160 | #184 | #134 | #125 | #113 | #131 | #175 | #117 | #153 | #171 | #83 | #131 | #157 | #220 | #115 | #217 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 119,586 | 119,489 | 119,779 | 120,693 | 121,705 | 122,781 | 123,988 | 125,046 | 126,306 | 127,951 | 128,352 | 128,974 | 129,880 | 129,806 | 129,638 | 135,474 | 136,837 | 136,721 | 137,578 | 139,134 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #242 of 340 cities · 8th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.3 | +0.4 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -0.7 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #240 of 271 cities with data · 10th of 12 in its peer group with data | 2.2 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #185 of 340 cities · 11th of 14 in its peer group | 23.4% | 22.2% | 21.6% | 20.7% | 23.9% | 26.0% | 22.9% | 24.0% | 25.3% | 22.7% | 24.8% | 22.7% | 23.4% | 24.6% | 22.6% | — | 24.4% | 26.7% | 24.5% | 24.9% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #11 of 304 cities with data · 2nd of 10 in its peer group with data | 0.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | — | 3.1 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #13 of 295 cities with data · 1st of 12 in its peer group with data | 5.0 | 12.6 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 9.3 | 13.2 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 18.3 | 6.5 | 8.6 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 74,090 | 75,180 | 72,689 | 76,109 | 70,007 | 68,756 | 72,102 | 74,606 | 76,450 | 77,115 | 76,780 | 77,415 | 76,854 | 77,843 | 76,479 | 70,433 | 70,617 | 72,885 | 75,522 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #89 of 329 cities with data · 5th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | -2.2 | -0.5 | -3.0 | +3.0 | -1.9 | -1.9 | +2.4 | +3.1 | +0.8 | +0.2 | -1.2 | -0.6 | +1.0 | +2.2 | +0.5 | +2.4 | -3.7 | -1.6 | +1.1 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64,475 | 64,713 | 71,567 | 72,073 | 71,901 | 74,915 | 71,255 | 71,928 | 74,097 | — | 77,459 | 79,285 | 81,448 | 79,133 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #247 of 340 cities · 13th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.3% | 10.1% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 6.9% | 5.6% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 4.5% | — | 4.4% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 5.9% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #314 of 314 cities with data · 13th of 13 in its peer group with data | 7% | 20% | 6% | 4% | 23% | 16% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 19% | 27% | 24% | 1% | -66% | -66% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #166 of 314 cities with data · 9th of 13 in its peer group with data | $5,567 | $5,934 | $5,635 | $4,579 | $4,423 | $5,746 | $5,529 | $4,516 | $5,564 | $5,083 | $5,346 | $5,667 | $5,515 | $5,444 | $5,346 | $4,942 | $4,796 | $3,908 | $3,730 | $2,856 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Stamford. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.