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41.12° N · 73.32° W · GEOID 0933480

Greens Farms

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Greens Farms is home to 3,229 people. Median household income is $250,001 a year and median rent is $3,501 a month, 16.8% 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 $1,314,700, about 5.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$3,501
156% above the median place
Median household income
$250,001
211% above the median place
Median home value
$1,314,700
312% above the median place
Unemployment
7.3%
50% above 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 Greens Farms

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $212,400 a year left, more than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 61 Connecticut places.
  • 58% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 64 Connecticut places.
  • 82% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • Median rent is $3,501 a month, higher than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 65 Connecticut places.
  • Household income has grown 0% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 94% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 65 Connecticut places.

High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 99% of places we track, yet 67% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 92 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Greens Farms

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 $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,314,700.
Getting to work
49 minutes each way on average; 58.1% work from home; 13.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Upper Saddle River, NJ matches it on character. 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
MeasureGreens FarmsAmong 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

Median gross rent is $3,501, 156% above the median place.

Greens Farms16.8%
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
16.8%
18% below the median place
Home price to income
5.3x
38% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$212,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median home value1
$1,314,700
312% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
Homeownership1
91.0%
37% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureGreens FarmsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,501156% above
Rent to income116.8%18% below
Home price to income15.3x38% above
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$1,314,700312% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.8%80% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure63.9%24% above
Homeownership191.0%37% above
Renters paying 30%+166.7%32% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.1%28% below
Median year built119860% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 58.1%, 367% above the median place.

Works from home1
58.1%
367% above the median place
Mean commute1
49 min
98% above the median place
Median household income1
$250,001
211% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$117,743 2.9×
Commutes by transit13.3% 15.7×
Poverty rate3.7% −66%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGreens FarmsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$250,001211% above
Income per person1$117,743194% above
Unemployment1County figure7.3%50% above
Average annual pay5County figure$77,99318% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs5County figure115,62123% below
Poverty rate13.7%66% below
Mean commute149 min98% above
Works from home158.1%367% above
Commutes by transit113.3%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 0.0%, below the median place (median 6.4%).

No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
81.9%
155% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher99.2% +7%
Household size3.0 +22%
Median age36.4 −7%
Born abroad9.0% +2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureGreens FarmsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,2296646th largest
Median age136.47% below
Bachelor's or higher181.9%155% above
High school or higher199.2%7% above
Household size13.022% above
Born abroad19.0%2% above
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Greens Farms

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents18.6 +83%
Playgrounds per 10k12.4 +32%
Grocery stores per 10k3.1 +46%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k18.6 +67%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −80%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.1 5.0×

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.

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.

Public schools9
91
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students9
50,880
above the median place (median 4,897)
Shops per 10k7
25.1
17% below the median place
All 15 schools and local life measures
MeasureGreens FarmsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure91above (median 9)
Public school students9County figure50,880above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher9County 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 10k818.683% above
Playgrounds per 10k812.432% above
Grocery stores per 10k83.146% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k818.667% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.480% below
Transit stops per sq mi81.1above (median 0.2)
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 Greens Farms. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk10
23.9
61% below the median place
Hurricane risk10
95.1
35% above the median place
Tornado risk10
41.7
49% below the median place
All 7 weather and risk measures
MeasureGreens FarmsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk10County figure91.81% below
Hurricane risk10County figure95.135% above
Tornado risk10County figure41.749% below
Wildfire risk10County figure23.961% below
Heat wave risk10County figure77.614% below
Median air quality index11Metro figure442% above
Good air days11Metro figure64.7%6% below
08

Greens Farms in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$3,501/mo (2024)$4,390/mo$3,600 to $5,350/mo+3.8%
Median household income$250,001 (2024)$309,000$261,500 to $366,000+3.6%
Median home value$1,314,700 (2024)$1,775,000$1,289,000 to $2,446,000+5.1%

The median home would be worth 5.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.3 now.

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

09

Places like Greens Farms

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

PlaceRentIncome
Upper Saddle River, NJ$3,501$250,001Compare
West University Place, TX$3,501$250,001Compare
Noroton, CT$3,501$250,001Compare
Garden City, NY$3,265$244,152Compare
Garden City, NYNoroton, CTWest University Place, TXUpper Saddle River, NJGreens Farms, CTUpper Saddle RiverWest University PlaceNorotonGarden CityUpper Saddle RiverWest University PlaceNorotonGarden City

Common questions

Is Greens Farms a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $212,400 a year left, more than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 61 Connecticut places. 58% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 64 Connecticut places. On cost, space and class size it scores 94 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Greens Farms expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $1,314,700.

What salary do you need to live in Greens Farms?

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 Greens Farms?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Upper Saddle River, NJ, West University Place, TX, Noroton, CT and Garden City, NY.

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. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  11. 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 Greens Farms with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Greens Farms itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/greens-farms-connecticut

Citytistics. “Greens Farms, Connecticut.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/greens-farms-connecticut/

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