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41.28° N · 73.21° W · GEOID 0918675

Daniels Farm

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut · part of the Bridgeport, CT metro

ConnecticutDaniels Farm, CTDaniels FarmDaniels Farm

The short answer

Daniels Farm is home to 5,976 people. Median household income is $189,091 a year and median rent is $3,501 a month, 22.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $619,900, about 3.3x annual median household income.

Daniels Farm stands out on value for money. Rent run 35% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area. Also notable: Owning with a mortgage costs about $65 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 95% of places its size. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places we track.

47OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Average

Daniels Farm scores better than 47% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 40th of 65 in Connecticut.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%51
Economy 20%84
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%2
Education 10%92
Commute 10%1
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$3,501
156% above the median place
Median household income
$189,091
136% above the median place
Median home value
$619,900
94% above the median place
Unemployment
4.0%
19% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Daniels Farm

  • Housing95% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 65 Connecticut places we track.
01

Moving to Daniels Farm

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region loses about 4.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in13,054
Moved out14,218
Net−1,164

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Bronx County, NY1,341353+988
New York County, NY468361+107
Queens County, NY544172+372
Kings County, NY440198+242

Within Connecticut, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ConnecticutOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$92K
Leavers$85K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.7% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Greater Bridgeport Planning Region report $92,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $85,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$140,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,501 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,436 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $619,900.
Getting to work
43 minutes each way on average; 26.6% work from home; 5.7% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Bernardsville, NJ matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Income of households moving in6
$92,401
31% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$85,040
21% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
-4.5
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureDaniels FarmAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.7%0% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.7%35% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-4.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$92,40131% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$85,04021% above
02

What it costs to live here

After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $150,200 a year, more than in 94% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.

Daniels Farm22.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$140,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.2%
9% above the median place
Home price to income
3.3x
14% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$150,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Daniels Farm, $3,501 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Daniels Farm, but easier on the budget

Places that match Daniels Farm on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Bernardsville, NJ9611.7% vs 22.2%$48,100Compare
Bridgewater Center, NJ9515.5% vs 22.2%$14,900Compare
Wakefield, VA9417.7% vs 22.2%$45,300Compare
Hillsdale, NJ9411.3% vs 22.2%$7,200Compare

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Homeownership1
94.7%
43% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,436
84% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureDaniels FarmAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,501156% above
Rent to income122.2%9% above
Home price to income13.3x14% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure106.96% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,39949% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$619,90094% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.8%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure63.9%24% above
Homeownership194.7%43% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure58.7%16% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,43684% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.1%28% below
Median year built119690% below
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 240 hours a year commuting, more than in 95% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 64 Connecticut places we track.

Poverty rate1
1.9%
83% below the median place
Mean commute1
43 min
72% above the median place
Median household income1
$189,091
136% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$74,006 +85%
Works from home26.6% 2.1×
Unemployment4.0% −19%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureDaniels FarmAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$189,091136% above
Income per person1$74,00685% above
Unemployment14.0%19% below
Average annual pay5County figure$77,99318% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs5County figure115,62123% below
Poverty rate11.9%83% below
Mean commute143 min72% above
Works from home126.6%113% above
Commutes by transit1County figure5.7%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 98.3%, 7% above the median place.

High school or higher1
98.3%
7% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
65.3%
104% above the median place
Household size1
3.0
22% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband96.4% +4%
Born abroad15.4% +74%
Median age40.5 +4%
All 8 people measures
MeasureDaniels FarmAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,9765953rd largest
Median age140.54% above
Bachelor's or higher165.3%104% above
High school or higher198.3%7% above
Household size13.022% above
Born abroad115.4%74% above
No health insurance1County figure8.6%34% above
Homes with broadband196.4%4% above
05

Life in Daniels Farm

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 65 Connecticut places we track.

Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k3.4 −64%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.7 −85%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Weir Farm National Historical Park 13 miles
  • Sagamore Hill National Historic Site 31 miles
  • Fire Island National Seashore 42 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.1 +1%
Shops25.1 −17%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.2 +2%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.7 +12%
Child care centers2.9 +26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
13.2
57% below the median place
Public schools10
91
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
50,880
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 17 schools and local life measures
MeasureDaniels FarmAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure91above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure50,880above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure13.910% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure21.11% above
Shops per 10k7County figure25.117% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.22% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure22.712% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.926% above
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k83.464% below
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k81.785% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site913.257% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles918above (median 2)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 23.9, 61% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Daniels Farm. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk11
23.9
61% below the median place
Hurricane risk11
95.1
35% above the median place
Tornado risk11
41.7
49% below the median place
All 7 weather and risk measures
MeasureDaniels FarmAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk11County figure91.81% below
Hurricane risk11County figure95.135% above
Tornado risk11County figure41.749% below
Wildfire risk11County figure23.961% below
Heat wave risk11County figure77.614% below
Median air quality index12Metro figure442% above
Good air days12Metro figure64.7%6% below
08

Daniels Farm in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, up from 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Daniels Farm does better than 49% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 36%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$3,501/mo (2023)$4,640/mo$3,750 to $5,740/mo+4.1%
Median household income$189,091 (2024)$241,000$203,500 to $285,000+4.1%
Median home value$619,900 (2024)$881,000$639,000 to $1,213,000+6.0%

The median home would be worth 3.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Daniels Farm

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Waldwick, NJ$3,446$177,962Compare
Fairwood, MD$3,435$181,458Compare
Brock Hall, MD$3,501$206,451Compare
Packanack Lake, NJ$3,501$213,103Compare
Packanack Lake, NJBrock Hall, MDFairwood, MDWaldwick, NJDaniels Farm, CTWaldwickFairwoodBrock HallWaldwickFairwoodBrock Hall

Places built like Daniels Farm

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Daniels Farm performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Daniels Farm, CT22.2%5.0%/yrn/a
North Scituate, MA13.6%5.2%/yrn/aCompare
Long Hill, CT13.1%13.1%/yrn/aCompare
Lynnfield, MA18.3%6.4%/yrn/aCompare
Sandy Hook, CT13.9%7.4%/yrn/aCompare
Bernardsville, NJ11.7%7.4%/yr1.1%Compare
Bridgewater Center, NJ15.5%5.4%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Daniels Farm a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 47 out of 100, better than 47% of the places we rate and 40th of 65 in Connecticut. 95% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 65 Connecticut places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 96 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Daniels Farm expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $619,900.

What salary do you need to live in Daniels Farm?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $140,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Daniels Farm?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Waldwick, NJ, Fairwood, MD, Brock Hall, MD and Packanack Lake, NJ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Daniels Farm with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Daniels Farm itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/daniels-farm-connecticut

Citytistics. “Daniels Farm, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/daniels-farm-connecticut/

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