Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643. As of July 1, 2014, according to the Census Bureau, the population of Stamford had risen to 128,278, making it the third largest city in the state and the seventh largest city in New England. Approximately 30 miles from Manhattan, Stamford is in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk Metro area which is a part of the Greater New York metropolitan area.
8. Stamford, Connecticut
Can of coffee: $5.18, Average rent: $2,109, Price of a home: $598,000, T-bone steak: $11.74, Trip to the beauty parlor: $55 and Dozen eggs: $2.10