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Fairfield County, CT

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
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Fairfield County, CT

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
gross metro product
$77.3B
population
943.8K
median household income
$94,187
median home price
$442,000
cost of living
30% above nat'l avg
college attainment
47.1%
net migration
-490 (year: 2018)
unemployment
3.7%
major industries
Financial services, Health care
job growth
0.2% (year: 2018)
As of October 2019
Southern Connecticut includes some of the wealthiest communities in the country. The area known as the Gold Coast runs from Greenwich to Fairfield along the Long Island Sound. Fairfield County has become a haven for investment management firms as hedge funds like Bridgewater Associates and SAC Capital Advisors set up shop. Many visitors and residents frequent the beaches, taking part in a number of outdoor and water sports throughout the year. Points of interest throughout the area include a number of sites such as the
Stamford Museum and Nature Center, the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, as well as the Barnum Museum, the Housatonic Museum of Art and Beardsley Zoo all located in Bridgeport.
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On forbes lists
#192
In Cost of Doing Business
#183
In Job Growth
#10
In Education
By The Numbers
EmploymentHousingEducationQuality of Life
Job Growth
0.2% (year: 2018)
Projected Annual Job Growth
0.1%
Unemployment
3.7%
Median Household Income
$94,187
Household Income Growth
2.4%
High-Tech Employment
2.7%
  • Data is for the metro area
  • Sources: Moody's Analytics; Sperling's BestPlaces; U.S. Census.
  • Numbers as of October 2019


  • a - Value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a typical mortgage on a median-priced single-family home. An index above 100 signifies that the family has surplus income.
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