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heutral t1_j8x968u wrote

Reply to comment by Pinkumb in Why has rent in Stamford gotten so high?? It’s more expensive than West LA now! by Both-Level-6493

the stamford lowest crime rate is a myth. 2/5 of stamford geographically and 1/10 population wise is north stamford (north of the merrit), which is basically a very wealthy neighborhood with 0 crime and poverty. When you factor in Westover and Shippan (neighborhoods of the same character that are pretty much isolated from the rest of stamford and have 0 crime 0 poverty), and just consider Stamford to be downtown, its inner city, and its working and middle class suburbs, it's just as dangerous as anywhere else. Before the south end started gentrifying it was even worse. it's not NYC by any means but in parts it might as well be.

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Reply to Is Stamford safe? by NameRevolutionary151

stamford is safe compared to nyc and got a lot safer/more gentrified post covid. most gang activity is on the east side west side south end and cove. anywhere heavily retail is bound to get dicey at times. there have been some drug busts in the Glenbrook area and I think three people odeed in a house on Scofield ave in the fall. but there was also a drug bust this time last year on high ridge by the merit, which is sparse suburban mostly middle upper middle class. point being 99% of people in stamford, including glenbrook, are regular working and middle class people, but as a result of a high population density, one of your many many neighbors is bound to be up 2 something sticky. the most trouble you're going to find in the area you described are high schoolers selling carts or vandalizing something or something.

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Reply to Stamford Schools by Marshforce

Recent graduate of stamford high, went to stamford public schools my whole life. 75% of stamford children go to stamford public schools. What this basically means is that the student body mostly consists of "middle class" people from the newfield/springdale/tor areas, "working class" people from the cove/ridgeway/glenbrook areas, and people living in poverty from the east side/west side/south end. The classes/student body are pretty much segregated along these lines. Once you get to high school, the student body is divided into AP/IB kids, honors kids, CP kids, and and kids that go to Stamford Academy. It's really up to your child as to where they want to end up in the larger scheme of things. It's not like private school where they are sheltered off and pretty much guaranteed a cushy upper-middle-class life afterwards. Going to public schools, there are plenty of kids each year that graduate and go to Ivies, plenty that go to state schools, plenty that start work or enlist, and plenty that drop out and start hustling. It's going to be up to your kid with regards to who they associate with, what they do and how they perform, and who they want to be. I wouldn't trade my experience in the school system for anything, but the students deserve a lot more than what the board of ed gives them.

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