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I thought this might be a good matchup. Here's a criterion that I stole from another thread:
Architecture
Culture
Education
Economy
Entertainment
Food
scenery
Healthcare
Liveability
Location
Music
National importance
Nightlife
Regional importance
Shopping
Sports
Transportation
Urban neighborhoods
Potential
Diversity
Overall
Overally, I'd probably rather live in Lowell because the city has more character and possibly more to do. But Stamford's major advantage is that it is a job center and has regular access to NYC.
Unless you want Cambodian food, Stamford wins all categories. Lowell has double the poverty rate and half the college grads. It doesn’t have the affluent suburban section of town.
With all that Tsongas Federal money, Lowell is at least the least failed of the Massachusetts mill towns but it certainly doesn’t attract white collar people like Stamford.
Stamford sits in one of the wealthiest counties and regions in the United States: The Connecticut Gold Coast.
Surprisingly, Fairfield County no longer ranks in even the top 25 wealthiest counties in the US. I’d guess because of the wealth exodus and, thus, the subpar income growth rate.
But I’m still with you here, Stamford > Lowell all day long.
Stamford wins literally every category in a landslide.
In a landslide? I feel like Lowell has a good argument for: architecture, culture, education, food, regional importance, sports, urban neighborhoods, and diversity..
Music, entertainment, and nightlife might have an argument too, but I’m less confident about those than the ones above.
Unless you want Cambodian food, Stamford wins all categories. Lowell has double the poverty rate and half the college grads. It doesn’t have the affluent suburban section of town.
With all that Tsongas Federal money, Lowell is at least the least failed of the Massachusetts mill towns but it certainly doesn’t attract white collar people like Stamford.
Lowell is more urban, and I think a lot of the cultural things, music, architecture, food Lowell wins, but Stamford is a much more important city with pretty big companies while Lowell just isn’t (outside of UML)
Even Education (UML>SHU) goes to Lowell and Diversity is roughly a tie.
Even Tsongas and the parade of Lowell Congresspeople since (despite it being a small part of the district) is a testament to the strength of Lowell’s cultural strength.
Last edited by btownboss4; 05-20-2022 at 05:14 AM..
“More urban”? Lowell is triple decker tenement buildings constructed for mill workers. And that eyesore Wang Towers a mile from anything completely detached from the city. Stamford has an actual skyline and a downtown with a jillion white collar workers.
I used to work in Chelmsford and ate lunch at the Asian places in Lowell frequently. It’s 1900 blue collar urban. There’s nothing wrong with the place but it’s not F500 corporate HQ like Stamford and an appendage of Manhattan.
If this post was made in 1922, when Lowell had a population of 112,759 to Stamford's 35,096, then Lowell would win all categories easily. But in 2022, it's Stamford all the way. Lowell represents the past and Stamford is the future. Visit Lowell to see how New England cities used to be and visit Stamford to see what they need to become.
If this post was made in 1922, when Lowell had a population of 112,759 to Stamford's 35,096, then Lowell would win all categories easily. But in 2022, it's Stamford all the way. Lowell represents the past and Stamford is the future. Visit Lowell to see how New England cities used to be and visit Stamford to see what they need to become.
I concede that Stamford has a much better job market and better rail connection to NYC, but it's also kind of sterile. I'd certainly consider living there, but there's very little character there.
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