Best PlacesStratford Center Historic District, Stratford, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford ranks 3,632nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,858 a month, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $83,341, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford's effective rate of 1.79%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford
Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford.
Who works in Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford, and how
Work in Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford
Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 4 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford, month by month
Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford
The nearest airport, Tweed/New Haven, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Laguardia, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford
Schools across Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford average a C+, better than 44% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Harry B. Flood Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- David Wooster Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Stratford High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Bunnell High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford
Is Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford ranks 3,632nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and tree cover, and lowest on an overheated housing market and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $329,412. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $83,341 median income, cost of living beats 46% of neighborhoods.
Is Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford safe?
Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford is safer than 45% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $376 per resident a year.
Compare Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stratford Center Historic District, Stratford detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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