A town of 7,018. A typical home worth about $351K.
The 3 things Stratford does most differently from other towns.
Where Stratford’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Stratford. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Stratford home is worth about $351,000, up 5.4% in a year, 40% below the New Jersey typical home.
0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Vassar Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Saratoga Park | — | 1 |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 19% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents leave Stratford for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (11%), Cherry Hill (7%) and Voorhees (6%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Stratford beats the New Jersey average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Stratford | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with depression | 18.8% | 15.1% |
| More smokers | 13.4% | 10.9% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 16.6% | 14.7% |
Stratford reports less crime per resident than 67% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Stratford sits closer to the middle.
The public schools Stratford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Elementary School | PK–3 | 357 | C+ |
| John Paul II Regional School Private | PK–8 | 216 | |
| Under the Sun Learning Center Private | PK–K | 52 | |
| Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School | 4–8 | 527 | C+ |
Stratford has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
11 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
9 notable people were born in Stratford.
Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, US
Stratford is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,981, a decrease of 59 (−0.8%) from the 2010 census count of 7,040, which in turn reflected a decline of 231 (−3.2%) from the 7,271 counted in the 2000 census. Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine is located in Stratford.
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5 towns share a border with Stratford.