Stamford Named Seventh Most Expensive City In U.S.

STAMFORD, Conn. — Stamford has been ranked as the seventh most expensive city to live in the U.S., according to a report by CBS Moneywatch.

The cost to live in Stamford is among the highest in the country.
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by Anthony Buzzeo

04/08/2013 3:10 p.m.

The Council for Community Economic Research measured prices of common items in 307 urban areas across the country to create the list, the report said. The study gave Stamford a cost of living index of 146.1 for 2012, the national average is 100.

The same rankings had Stamford at sixth most expensive for 2011.

Here is the complete top10 list:

1) Manhattan 2) Brooklyn, New York 3) Honolulu 4) San Francisco 5) San Jose 6) Queens, New York 7) Stamford 8) Washington, D.C. 9) Orange County, California 10) Boston

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