Best PlacesCove-East Side, Stamford, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cove-East Side, Stamford, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cove-East Side, Stamford ranks 2,770th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cove-East Side, Stamford
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Cove-East Side, Stamford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cove-East Side, Stamford ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Cove-East Side, Stamford ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,858 a month, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Cove-East Side, Stamford
A household needs to earn about $152,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cove-East Side, Stamford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $88,263, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Cove-East Side, Stamford's effective rate of 1.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cove-East Side, Stamford
Cove-East Side, Stamford runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cove-East Side, Stamford.
Who works in Cove-East Side, Stamford, and how
Work in Cove-East Side, Stamford centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 19%
Life in Cove-East Side, Stamford
Cove-East Side, Stamford has more parkland per resident than 89% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 4 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Cove-East Side, Stamford and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cove-East Side, Stamford, month by month
Cove-East Side, Stamford sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Cove-East Side, Stamford
The nearest airport, Westchester County, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 26 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cove-East Side, Stamford
Schools across Cove-East Side, Stamford average a C+, better than 44% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Rogers International SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Davenport Ridge SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Julia A. Stark SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Scofield Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Dolan SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Turn Of River SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Stamford High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Westhill High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cove-East Side, Stamford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cove-East Side, Stamford measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Cove-East Side, Stamford against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Cove-East Side, Stamford
Is Cove-East Side, Stamford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cove-East Side, Stamford ranks 2,770th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and big-city access, and lowest on state finances and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cove-East Side, Stamford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $536,232. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $88,263 median income, cost of living beats 44% of neighborhoods.
Is Cove-East Side, Stamford safe?
Yes, Cove-East Side, Stamford is safer than 60% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
Compare Cove-East Side, Stamford with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cove-East Side, Stamford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cove-East Side, Stamford represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Cove-East Side, Stamford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cove-East Side, Stamford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cove-East Side, Stamford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cove-East Side, Stamford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cove-East Side, Stamford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cove-East Side, Stamford detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
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