It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Stafford has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Stafford has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Stafford than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Stafford may be for you.
In terms of college education, Stafford is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.40% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Stafford in 2018 was $42,379, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,516 for a family of four. However, Stafford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Stafford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stafford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Stafford include Italian, English, Irish, French, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Stafford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
