Stamford, CT
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StamfordCT averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $728,197 +7.2% yr/yr · +37.8% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2012–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Municipal budget
Total revenue$453.7M (FY2023)
Total spending$785.5M (FY2023)
Taxes$323.2M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$498.5M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$5,763 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
20251,561 housing units ($442.5M)
Recent meetings
Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 78 on record.
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $373.9M | PLOWSHARE GROUP, INC Department of Health and Human Services · CDC NATIONAL TOBACCO EDUCATION CAMPAIGN |
| $346.5M | PLOWSHARE GROUP, INC Department of Health and Human Services · IGF::OT::IGF NATIONAL TOBACCO CAMPAIGN |
| $152.2M | APIJECT SYSTEMS AMERICA, INC. Department of Defense · COVID-19 DHHS, APIJECT INJECTOR SETS |
| $54.2M | GARTNER, INC. Department of Health and Human Services · IT SUBSCRIPTION AND CONSULTING SUPPORT SERVICES |
| $42.9M | GARTNER, INC. Department of Veterans Affairs · RESEARCH AND ADVISORY SERVICES |
| $19.3M | APIJECT SYSTEMS AMERICA, INC. Department of Health and Human Services · COVID-19 INJECTOR SETS CONTRACT TRANSITIONING FROM THE DOD/AF TO HHS/A |
| $18.9M | GARTNER, INC. Department of Health and Human Services · IT SERVICES |
| $18.5M | GARTNER, INC. Department of Defense · PKH - SANTOS - PRYMAK - A1 GARTNER LICENSES |
| $14.7M | GARTNER, INC. Department of Defense · BY LIC OMN |
| $13.8M | PITNEY BOWES INC. Social Security Administration · PURCHASE MAIL METERING MACHINES |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Fairfield County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Federal disasters (10 yr)9 ({"Hurricane": 11, "Snowstorm": 8, "Severe Storm": 8, "Flood" · last Fri Sep 20, 2024)
Traffic fatalities6 (1 pedestrian · 2024)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,610/mo (3,262 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy17.6% (low numeracy 26% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$453.7M
Annual budget
$498.5M
Debt outstanding
1,561
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$453.7M
Spending$785.5M
Operating spending ran ahead of revenue this year.
Debt load HIGH
Outstanding debt$498.5M
Debt-to-revenue1.10×
Debt-load index81 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.