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Stratford Downtown is a small town of 1,662 people in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. It's about 4 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 45 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,662people
$318kTypical home
$1,620/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
34"Snow
231Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,662
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,659 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Hartford, CT
- 4 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,002/mo)
- Median rent $1,620/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (248 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,262 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to HVN airport
- 49 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 83 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,899 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 654 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Connecticut districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: D+23 in 2024
- Connecticut: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk