Housing data for ZIP code 06905

Name: Housing in ZIP code 06905, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

ZIP code 06905 has an estimated 20,725 residents and 9,015 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Stamford.

37.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $2,318 (±$86) a month.

The median home value is $618,400 (±$14,404).

The median household income is $136,757 (±$3,575) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 20,725 (±1,249)
Median gross rent: $2,318
Median home value: $618,400
Households that rent: 37.6%

How ZIP code 06905 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 06905	Stamford	Connecticut	United States
Residents	20,725 (±1,249)	137,144	3,624,508	334,922,499
Housing units	9,015 (±571)	58,655	1,541,822	143,775,355
Households that rent	37.6% (±3.9 points)	51.2%	33.5%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$2,318 (±$86)	$2,276	$1,488	$1,413
Median home value	$618,400 (±$14,404)	$624,400	$366,900	$332,700
Median household income	$136,757 (±$3,575)	$111,586	$95,781	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$9,473 (±$301)	$9,314	$6,643	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	50.3% (±9.7 points)	52.8%	52.6%	51.1%
Built before 1980	72.1% (±6.5 points)	58.3%	67.3%	49.7%
Average commute	27.4 minutes (±2.1)	28.5 minutes	26.5 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	95.6% (±2.1 points)	94.2%	92.2%	91.0%
Median age of residents	41.3 years (±1.1)	38.4 years	41.1 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 06905, median gross rent is higher than in Connecticut ($1,488).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 06905 is not measurably different from Stamford as a whole ($2,276).

Its median home value is not measurably different from Stamford as a whole ($624,400).

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 06905

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 06905	Connecticut	United States
Less than $500	2.1% (±2.3 points)	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.3% (±1.5 points)	12.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	8.1% (±4.5 points)	30.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	15.5% (±6.3 points)	25.9%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	36.1% (±8.0 points)	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	22.7% (±9.5 points)	5.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	14.2% (±4.8 points)	6.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 36.1% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 06905

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$1,211 (±$721)
1 bedroom	$2,131 (±$105)
2 bedrooms	$2,580 (±$155)
3 bedrooms	$3,044 (±$1,196)
4 bedrooms	$3,500 or more

Rent burden in ZIP code 06905

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 06905	Connecticut	United States
Less than 15%	4.9% (±3.1 points)	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.6% (±6.8 points)	11.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.6% (±4.1 points)	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	21.5% (±7.7 points)	12.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.1% (±3.5 points)	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	45.2% (±9.0 points)	43.5%	41.9%

50.3% (±9.7 points) of renting households in ZIP code 06905 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 06905

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 06905	Connecticut	United States
Less than $50,000	0.6% (±0.6 points)	2.4%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.3% (±0.4 points)	1.5%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.4% (±0.4 points)	3.3%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.5% (±0.6 points)	6.9%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	4.3% (±2.1 points)	21.5%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	18.6% (±3.5 points)	36.8%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	69.1% (±3.9 points)	20.8%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	6.2% (±2.2 points)	6.8%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 06905

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 06905	Connecticut	United States
Single-family, detached	51.1% (±3.7 points)	58.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	5.0% (±1.8 points)	6.5%	6.2%
2 units	1.7% (±1.2 points)	7.5%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	5.3% (±2.0 points)	8.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	4.4% (±2.0 points)	4.9%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	6.2% (±2.5 points)	3.5%	4.3%
20 or more units	26.0% (±4.1 points)	10.2%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.3% (±0.3 points)	0.7%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 06905 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 06905	Connecticut	United States
2020 or later	0.3% (±0.2 points)	0.7%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	4.4% (±1.8 points)	4.5%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	3.4% (±1.1 points)	7.1%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	5.6% (±1.7 points)	7.5%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	14.1% (±3.4 points)	12.9%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	8.5% (±2.6 points)	13.7%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	19.1% (±3.9 points)	13.0%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	21.6% (±2.9 points)	14.1%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	9.5% (±2.2 points)	6.3%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	13.4% (±2.6 points)	20.2%	11.7%

72.1% of the homes in ZIP code 06905 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 06905

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 06905	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	43.2% (±4.4 points)	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	23.0% (±4.0 points)	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	22.4% (±3.2 points)	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	4.7% (±1.6 points)	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±0.5 points)	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	5.1% (±3.5 points)	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.4% (±1.3 points)	0.5%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 06905 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 06905	Connecticut	United States
Drove alone	59.5% (±4.6 points)	68.8%	68.8%
Carpooled	8.4% (±2.2 points)	7.9%	8.5%
Public transportation	7.8% (±2.0 points)	3.3%	3.2%
Walked	1.8% (±0.9 points)	2.5%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	0.8% (±0.6 points)	1.6%	2.0%
Worked from home	21.8% (±3.5 points)	16.0%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 06905 take an average of 27.4 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 06905

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Stamford	100%	$2,276	51.2%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 06905

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
06906	1.5 mi	$2,288	$596,800	$93,675	44.5%
06907	1.6 mi	$2,094	$590,000	$106,379	35.7%
06902	2.0 mi	$2,194	$510,400	$94,843	57.8%
06901	2.4 mi	$2,538	$478,700	$102,641	87.0%
06807	3.3 mi	$2,989	$1,443,200	$192,115	30.2%
06820	3.4 mi	$3,500 or more	$1,822,400	$250,000 or more	17.6%
06903	3.6 mi	$3,500 or more	$911,000	$204,028	6.8%
06878	4.5 mi	$3,500 or more	$1,968,800	$250,000 or more	17.4%

Crime reported to police in Stamford

Most of ZIP code 06905 is policed by the Stamford Police Department, which reported 154 violent and 1,016 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI in 2025.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the department’s figure for the whole area it serves.

Crime reported to police in Stamford

ZIP code 06905 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 06905: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 06905

What is the median rent in ZIP code 06905?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 06905 is $2,318 (±$86) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 06905?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 06905 is $618,400 (±$14,404) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 06905?

The median household income in ZIP code 06905 is $136,757 (±$3,575) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 06905 in?

ZIP code 06905 lies mostly in Stamford.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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