2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Denver, CO vs Stamford, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Stamford, is 28% more than it is in Denver and is 31% above the National Average.
- Denver unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Stamford unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Denver, COStamford, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.1%7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.8%-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth45.0%28.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.8%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,642$58,297$37,638
 Household Income$78,177$99,791$69,021
 Family Median Income$100,080$113,511$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Denver, COStamford, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.7%7.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%2.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.5%5.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.6%6.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.8%5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%5.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.6%7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%10.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.0%18.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.6%11.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.6%20.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Denver, COStamford, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.1%25.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.5%7.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.6%1.8%
 Legal2.3%1.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%6.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.3%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%5.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.0%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%6.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.0%20.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%6.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.9%5.4%13.1%
Reviews for Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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Reviews for Stamford    22 Reviews

I've lived here for about 6 months and actually love it! I lived on Long Island, Queens, and Brooklyn here and there for 11 years, and you definitely appreciate how much  More

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I lived here 4 yrs coming from NY fir a better life for my son. I live with suster cant afford something on my own because for a 2 bdrm its over 2300 . Too many luxury  More

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Over 9 years ago

Fairfield county connecticut is the most expensive fully adjusted place to live in the contninental us. and its in  More

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