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ByramCT

A town of 4,633.

Is Byram a good place to live?

Byram’s median rent is $2,413 a month, where Connecticut’s towns sit at $1,450 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. No town among the 156 in Connecticut we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Byram. Byram’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, near the Connecticut town median (1.3) and above the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Byram Park, at 30 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Byram yet; the figures below are still real.

By the sea

Byram lives by the ocean

Coastal flooding makes up 18% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.

18%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
99thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
85thpercentile for hurricane risk

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap

Byram Fire Station cloudy jeh
Byram Fire Station cloudy jeh, 2008
Byram’s story

Byram in pictures

The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Central Park and 519 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Byram. Close and well known come first.

All 618 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Byram: who provides what

Byram is unincorporated, so Fairfield County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerEversource28.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAquarion WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFairfield CountyFairfield County provides services here
SchoolsGreenwich School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Connecticut you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereGreenwich Town ClerkTown of Greenwich; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP code0683006830 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Byram.

Work & commute

The average trip to work in Byram is shorter than in most of Connecticut or the rest of the country

Byram’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Byram grew to 659 in 2023, 59 more than in 2013. 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Byram.

2%work in town
ByramConnecticut townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work20 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line3.2%5.8%9.6%
Median household income$100,000$109,000$80,000
Work from home15%16%11%

Where working residents work

In Byram2%
Greenwich31%
New York15%
Stamford9%
Rye5%
9 mi
median commute distance
659
jobs based in Byram
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

High risk in Byram, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.

70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
70High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCoastal floodingHurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Byram, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Byram has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 25° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.

33″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–42°
Spring42–60°
Summer65–83°
Fall48–65°
Oct 31
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Byram stands out in Connecticut and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression

17% of Byram adults have been diagnosed with depression. Byram beats the Connecticut average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 26% of Byram adults have obesity.

ByramConnecticut townsU.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)17%22%23%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)26%30%35%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)12%6.1%8.1%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)29%33%35%
32 measures vs. Connecticut
6 better25 too close to call1 worse
What stands outByramCT
Fewer adults with depression17%20.6%
Fewer adults with obesity25.9%30.5%
Fewer adults getting a yearly checkup77.7%80.4%
Greenwich Hospital Association
2.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Who lives here

Younger than Connecticut overall

People 65 and older are 15% of residents (19% statewide). 52% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 43% across Connecticut. The median age in Byram is 39.7 years.

39.7median age · CT 41.1
ByramConnecticut townsU.S. towns
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+52%45%29%
Aged 65 or older15%20%18%
Median age39.7 years44.4 years40.5 years
ByramConnecticutUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma11%
High school21%
Some college13%
Associate’s4%
Bachelor’s36%
Graduate16%

Women and men · all residents

55% women, 45% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.6 points. Across Connecticut, 50.9% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Byram
ByramCTU.S.
Under 106.8%10.4%11.6%
10 to 1715.4%9.8%10.3%
18 to 2410.8%9.3%9.1%
25 to 349.6%12.6%13.7%
35 to 4415.7%12.7%13.2%
45 to 5414.9%12.5%12.2%
55 to 6412.2%14.2%12.7%
65 to 749%10.7%10.2%
75 and older5.5%7.8%7%
No diploma10.5%8.5%10.4%
High school20.8%25.3%26%
Some college13%16.1%19.1%
Associate’s4.1%7.6%8.8%
Bachelor’s36.2%23.3%21.6%
Graduate15.5%19.2%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,600, single groups can be off by several points

8.5%
conserved · 46 of 544 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 1.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Byram Park1 mi30

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Housing

Homes in Byram sell for about $1.19M

Only 7 of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of households owning their home than Byram.

$1.19Mmedian sale price
2
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Byram

16pages on Byram
After high school

Colleges nearby

22 within 15 miles of the center of Byram

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Byram for work

Where Byram’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

31% → Greenwich Greenwich 31% 15% → New York New York 15% 9% → Stamford Stamford 9% 5% → Rye Rye 5% 3% → Norwalk Norwalk 3% 2% → Harrison Harrison 2% Byram · 2% stay
659jobs based in Byram
2%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Byram’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Byram.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownCT rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Byram——————
Greenwich#17AD−A−A−A+
Pemberwick——————

Byram and Pemberwick aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Byram with a neighbor →

Questions about Byram

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Byram, CT a good place to live?

We don’t grade Byram yet; the figures below are still real.