Stratford DowntownCT
1,662 people live in this town in Connecticut.
Is Stratford Downtown a good place to live?
No town among the 156 in Connecticut we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Stratford Downtown. We don’t grade Stratford Downtown yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Stratford Downtown stand out
Where Stratford Downtown beats most towns.
Every workday, about 2,048 people come to Stratford Downtown for work
Where Stratford Downtown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Stratford Downtown.
A job hub: Stratford Downtown has 2.7 jobs for every working resident and draws in 2,048 commuters
The top destinations are Stratford (13%), Bridgeport (10%) and New York (9%). Most people who work leave Stratford Downtown to do it: just 2% work in town. The town’s average trip to work comes in at 34 minutes. Jobs based here fell to 2,067 in 2023, 318 fewer than in 2013.
| Stratford Downtown | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.9% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Stratford Downtown faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
The FEMA risk score in Stratford Downtown is 77 of 100. FEMA puts 72% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Stratford Downtown, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 24° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Stratford Downtown is
For adults in Stratford Downtown, the share who feel lonely is 34%. Among 155 Connecticut towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Stratford Downtown.
| Stratford Downtown | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 9.4% | 12% |
| What stands out | Stratford Downtown | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7% | 9.8% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.5% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.2% of Stratford Downtown is conserved land
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Long Brook Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Stratford Downtown sell for about $185K
For Stratford Downtown, the median rent is $1,620 a month. 70% of Stratford Downtown households are owner-occupiers.
| Stratford Downtown | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,620 a month | $1,450 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Stratford Downtown
Yale Bowl and 90 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stratford Downtown. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
39 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
21 mi MuseumGlass House
4 mi Stadium & arenaTotal Mortgage Arena
29 mi National Historic SiteSagamore Hill National Historic Site122K visitors a year
32 mi Theme parkLake CompouncePhoto credits
Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glass House: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Total Mortgage Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Moving to Stratford Downtown: who provides what
Stratford Downtown is unincorporated, so Fairfield County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Stratford Downtown
About 1 of every 100 Stratford Downtown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Connecticut.
About Stratford Downtown
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
Stratford Downtown is a census-designated place (CDP) corresponding to the town center of Stratford, Connecticut, United States. U.S. Route 1 (Barnum Avenue) runs east–west through the center of the CDP, and Interstate 95 forms the southeastern border, with access from Exit 32B (West Broad Street) at the southern limit of the CDP and from Exit 33 (U.S. Route 1 and Connecticut Route 130) at the eastern limit. The Stratford Center Historic District falls outside the CDP, just to the south. As of the 2020 census, Stratford Downtown had a population of 1,473. Stratford Downtown was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 23 ft
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