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Stratford is a tiny town of 973 people in Kings County, California. It's about 13 miles from Hanford, CA and 41 miles from Fresno, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $1k a month.
973people
$289kTypical home
$1,331/moRent
98° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
312Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 973
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,396 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Fresno, CA
- 13 mi to Hanford, CA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,824/mo)
- Median rent $1,331/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 312 sunny days a year (199 totally clear)
- 53 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 35 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (408 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (858 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 47% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to FAT airport
- 41 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 203 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 42 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kings County: R+23 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.