Best PlacesStratford, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stratford, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Stratford ranks 39,577th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 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's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stratford ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of towns
- BikingBetter than 79% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 72% of towns
Where Stratford ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$51,502 median, better than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Stratford
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stratford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,502, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 6 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
Stratford runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Stratford.
Who works in Stratford, and how
Work in Stratford centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Stratford
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stratford.
What the weather is like in Stratford, month by month
Stratford sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 39° | 29° |
| April | 75° | 61° | 49° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Stratford
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stratford
Schools across Stratford average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Vanoss EsC− · 27% proficient
- Roff EsD+ · 25% proficient
- Central EsD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stratford MsC · 35% proficient
- Wynnewood MsD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Stratford HsC+ · 37% proficient
- Roff HsC− · 30% proficient
- Vanoss HsC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stratford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
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 against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Stratford
Is Stratford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stratford ranks 39,577th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state finances, and walkability, and lowest on the weather and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stratford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $134,173. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $51,502 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Stratford safe?
Stratford is safer than 35% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $519 per resident a year.
Compare Stratford with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stratford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 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 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stratford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stratford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stratford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stratford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.