Comments on: Where the money lives

By: Jenn Caprica

Jenn Caprica — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:07:24 +0000

I find it hard to believe that Danbury’s 06810 is more wealthy than 06811. This just simply can’t be possible.

By: Carolyn Askew

Carolyn Askew — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:11:44 +0000

Bridgeport does rank the highest in TAXES. But where does the money go? We have had garbage on the streets no picked up since the storm! No snow removal equipment or workers if they had the equipment. Now we may get another storm this weekend. Our politicians are crooks and the city is being run by outsiders. Pitiful.

By: DT

DT — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:19:39 +0000

Considering the population of Weston is 10k compared to Greenwich’s 65k+… I would say you need to take these median incomes with a grain of salt. All things considered, Greenwich is still the wealthiest town in Connecticut.

By: Cherry

Cherry — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:08:13 +0000

Although a great story, a picture is worth a thousand words. Very wordy & didn’t draw me in.

By: Marlene

Marlene — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:07:04 +0000

Bridgeport ranks in the lowest categories as far as household income is concerned, but ranks highest IN THE NATION as far as taxes…Way to go Finch, Molloy!

By: mc

mc — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:41:37 +0000

To Phineas Taylor… Why should Bridgeport be better than Weston? That is a very awkward statement. I think Bridgeport should be an awesome smaller city and it probably will be. They still have a lot of their historic brick buildings and history which will make for a beautiful downtown someday. Something Stamford is lacking. The location is great. Has a lot going for it. But what is with the attack on Weston? Ugly, abandoned farmland? Yikes. Lots of people like farmland and don’t refer to it as ugly. I don’t love Weston, but I will say, it is beautiful. Rolling hills, old stone walls, rivers, winding roads and a reservoir (owned by Bridgeport Hydraulic) with rocky cliffs for jumping and swimming (illegally) by the waterfall. There is also a wonderful nature preserve called Devils Den. You sound bitter, closed minded, angry and misinformed.

By: mc

mc — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:16:32 +0000

I was raised in Weston. A very down to earth town considering the wealth. When I was at Syracuse I met a friend of a friend who was from Greenwich. I said “Oh, I am from Weston” thinking we were neighbors. He had a whatever look. Someone else said is Weston near Greenwich and I said about 15-20 minutes on the Merritt. He looked at me with a ridiculous look and said “yeah right” like no way is Weston that close to my awesome wealthy town. I said my fathers company is in Greenwich and he goes there every day. It is close. He said no, it isn’t. Shrugging as though I was trying to make my town closer to Greenwich than it actually is. Greenwich may have more super rich billionaires, and definitely more egos, but overall, 5th on the zip code list. They are by far number 1 on the list of the cockiest and snootiest and most full of dookie.

By: Phineas Taylor

Phineas Taylor — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:42:51 +0000

Everyone still refuses to face the facts. Bridgeport should be a better place to live than Weston. Weston is ugly abandoned farmland and swamps with no beaches, good restaurants, transport, martini bars, concert halls etc. The only reason to live in Weston is to get away from the hideous crime, high taxes, bad schools and political corruption of Bridgeport. People pay $1MM for a house in Weston for these reasons. It is sickening that we continue to allow our cities to languish and be taken over by criminals. A century ago rich Americans lived down the street from poor Americans, the crime rate was lower and the schools were much better. What has happened that changed this?

By: Garrett

Garrett — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:20:09 +0000

What’s next, a street by street listing? Why not just ask for W-2′s? Is anything in this article news to anyone and what constitutes a “trending” topic? Wasn’t last week the average age of people getting married?

By: Maggie Gordon

Maggie Gordon — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:06:25 +0000

Also, if you didn’t get the print edition, and want to know the full rankings, you can just click through the slideshow up top. It has the ZIPs listed in order from 1 to 53, with median income and other data. Hope that helps!