Darien where my wife grew up and my in-laws live is right next to Stamford. Stamford is quite reasonable compared to adjacent areas like Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, and Westport.And what I learned, asking a close friend and my cousin. They are older than I am, and will be paying their homes off after I will/have. Example my friend in Stamford CT is 7 years older and paying his house off 4 years later (my implication is he had a 7 year head start).
My cousin dunno if he took out a heloc or what but he’s 2 years older and paying it off maybe 12 years later in Hopkinton