Anybody know anything about Stamford, CT?

[UnderProtest]

Cool things to do, decent people, commutable?  Any info is helpful!

[atlas]

That Dunder Mifflin had to close their branch there.




Sorry, not helpful in the slightest.

[v]

Well, there's a Dinosaur BBQ there, which is a big plus to me! There are a decent number of good restaurants, actually.

Commutable to where? And are you talking about Stamford proper, or that general area?

[UnderProtest]

v, downtown Stamford to a decent place to live with kids. Like what are the nice places to live and how far are they to downtown?

[v]

Feb 18, 2016 16:44:47 GMT -5 UnderProtest said:

v, downtown Stamford to a decent place to live with kids. Like what are the nice places to live and how far are they to downtown?

Depends on your budget! My cousin lives in Greenwich (very, very nice but $$$) and works in Stamford and his commute is 10-15 min.

ETA: but there are lots of other suburbs within commuting distance too.

[UnderProtest]

v, what kind of budget would I need to get a decent 4 bed house in Greenwich?

[lolo]

I have cousins in the city I could put you in touch with if you pm me.

[v]

Don't know about budget (I'm only ever a visitor up there) but there would be quite a few towns in Fairfield County and Westchester that would be good options. Generally an expensive area, certainly, but some towns are more expensive than others. And hey, it has to be hard to scare someone coming from London!

[esdreturns]

Stamford and most of the surrounding areas are pricey, especially Greenwich. I'm not sure if you are looking to buy or rent, but I am about 45 minutes away and the house I am about to rent runs me $1800/month (for 4 bedrooms). I would imagine it's much more than that in Greenwich.

[bronxgirl]

Feb 18, 2016 17:26:33 GMT -5 UnderProtest said:

v , what kind of budget would I need to get a decent 4 bed house in Greenwich?

Greenwich specifically, probably around two million. However, there are many towns in that area of CT and in nearby parts of NY that are much more affordable, relatively speaking.

[marclovesme]

UnderProtest, sent you a PM

[bronxgirl]

I should have mentioned this in my earlier post, but I live in Riverdale (in the Bronx) and have several friends/ neighbors who commute to Stamford for work. The people I know who live directly in Stamford really like it, but they all send their kids to private schools.

[huskymom]

Some parts of Stamford are nice but the schools can be good or ...not good. Most of my coworkers who live in Stamford use private school, though one of the high schools is decent. Norwalk is commutable and affordable, but not great schools. Wilton would probably be my pick for commute and schools- you could probably get a decent house btw 600-700k? Maybe a bit less if you are cool with a fixer upper, but I haven't looked in a couple years. Darien and Greenwich, the two closest suburbs, are $$$$. Westport is also nice and just a bit further than Norwalk, but $$$. Fairfield is a great option but the commute can be hit or miss depending on traffic. Lots of people do it.

Ridgefield is north of Wilton and a great family town, but is a route 7 commute (mostly one lane "highway" and can be bad some days). Easton, Redding and Weston are further out, much more rural but still pretty $$$.

I have some coworkers who live over the state line but I am not too familiar with NY.

[UnderProtest]

Feb 18, 2016 18:14:12 GMT -5 v said:

Don't know about budget (I'm only ever a visitor up there) but there would be quite a few towns in Fairfield County and Westchester that would be good options. Generally an expensive area, certainly, but some towns are more expensive than others. And hey, it has to be hard to scare someone coming from London!

Ha, its only fake money here (expat package).  

lolo , thanks for the offer.  I'll let you know if I get to that point.

@choco, Looking to buy.

[UnderProtest]

So where are the decent schools? And how far of a commute would that be into downtown Stamford?

[Deleted]

I grew up in the northern end of Fairfield County. Unless things have drastically changed Wilton, Weston, Westport, Ridgefield, Redding, New Canaan, Greenwich, Easton, and Darien all had good schools.

Not terribly familiar with housing costs, but I would think you'd be looking at $600k + for a 4 Br.

[mskitkat]

You don't want to live in actual Stamford. It's such an easy commute on 95 or the train.I can give you a whole bunch of awesome places for lunch though.

[fbf2006]

There is typically a lot of traffic on 95. I'd look in the towns mentioned above plus Southport maybe and in some parts of Stamford itself. Fairfield county is generally expensive.