Stratford, CT: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is situated on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region and the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was settled by the Puritans in 1639. The population was 52,355 as of the 2020 census. It is bordered on the west by Bridgeport, to the north by Trumbull and Shelton, and on the east by Milford (across the Housatonic River). Stratford has a historical legacy in aviation, the military, and theater.

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How Stratford ranks

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#62Highest graduation rate in CT All CT rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code06614, 06615

Area code203

Living in Stratford

Housing in Stratford

$470K▲ 5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Stratford home is worth about $470,000, up 5% in a year, close to the Connecticut typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market31

Sale-to-list102.8%

Sold in May58

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Safety in Stratford

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Stratford reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 53% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Stratford 0.5

Connecticut 1.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Stratford 13.3

Connecticut 11.6

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Stratford

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C

School Grade C

The public schools Stratford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictStratford School DistrictSchools14

Second Hill Lane School CElementary · Grades K–6 · 610 students Johnson House Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades K–6 · 537 students Eli Whitney School B-Elementary · Grades K–6 · 462 students Nichols School CElementary · Grades K–6 · 418 students Wilcoxson School C+Elementary · Grades K–6 · 318 students Chapel School C+Elementary · Grades K–6 · 290 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CT. Ratings are from neighbors.