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About Staples
Staples is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Connecticut.
Staples holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.35 square miles.
📰 Staples News Today
- Staples High School Among Top 5 In CT: U.S. News & World Report Patch · Aug 18
- Staples Science Students Rock Their Research 06880 · May 18
- 2026 CIAC Class LL Baseball Championship Trumbull vs Staples - 06/13/2026 | Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Jun 13
- The Sack is Back: Hacky sack craze sweeps Connecticut high schools NBC Connecticut · May 18
- Staples baseball withstands dramatic home run to top Trumbull in 8 innings for CIAC Class LL title CT Insider · Jun 13
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Staples Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Connecticut, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Connecticut — one of 215 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Staples
- Fairfield County Hunt Club reviews ★
- Putnam Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Silent Grove · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Wakeman Park reviews ★
- Westport Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Staples
- Bedford Middle School
- Long Lots School
- Staples High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateConnecticut
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area4.35 sq mi
Coordinates41.1554, -73.3256