Stamford Housing: Colonials, condos and New England costs
You've gotta live somewhere... right? From a Shippan Point waterfront colonial with private boat docks to a downtown luxury high-rise with Wall Street refugees fleeing taxes, Stamford has a variety of places and ways to make a home. We're going to help you understand what to expect.
Lynn, Our Local Expert Guiding Your Move
Lynn has lived in Connecticut almost her entire life, and knows the difference between shoreline charm and quiet river towns. She's sampled pizza and donuts all over the state visiting all 169 Connecticut towns. Her most memorable (and probably last ever) move involved the trifecta of a hurricane, loss of power, and an August heatwave (so don't even get me started on moving horror stories!). She knits, bakes, metal detects beaches, and firmly believes New Haven pizza is a food group of its own. At Snappy Scout Lynn turns decades of CT discoveries into sage moving advice you'll enjoy reading and actually use.
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What Does Home Look Like in Stamford?
Prices, house styles, and the rental fine print locals wish someone had told them sooner.
Home prices are
Whatever NYC told you to pay, plus a Metro-North premium.
Homes in Stamford are typically
Vertically stacked condos close to Downtown but get bigger in size and acreage the further north you travel.
The dream house would be
A waterfront colonial in Shippan Point with a dock and original hardwoods.
The reality is that it will most likely be
A 3-bedroom Cape with carpool traffic starting your day.
I'll live anywhere except
Along I-95 and the train linew or upwind from the sewage treatment plant.
As long as I'm close to
Cummings Beach, Stamford Town Center, or Harbor Point.
Stereotypical architecture is
glass luxury towers next to sad 1970s office buildings and cookie-cutter neighborhoods.
Sought after views
Long Island Sound, if you can afford it.
HOAs around here are
Aggressively involved or completely phantom, no middle ground exists.
Ready to See If Stamford Fits You?
Compare neighborhoods, check the routes, or head back to the full Stamford guide for the bigger picture.