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In Stratford (Connecticut), unemployment is 3.3% (2024).

Annual PM2.5 levels for Stratford stood at 6.2 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0730 sources

Population53,610people1 Jul 2024Official source · Census PEP Vintage 2024 Sub-county Population Estimates (sub-est2024.csv), estimates as of 1 July 2024
Median gross salary4,023EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)
Median rent1,576EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms)
Unemployment rate3.3%country median 4.6% — 28% belowOfficial source · api.bls.gov
Recorded crime2,052offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 29% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean6.23µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Lower unemployment than 75% of American cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 64% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 72% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Stratford?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Stratford recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet21Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan22Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,545 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)6Official
Median monthly rent1,576 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms)4Official
Recorded property crimes715 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Is Stratford a good place to live?

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Remote worker34%strong on work, weak on safety · range 25–43%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%
Student33%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 23–43%
Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–57%
Retirement31%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–42%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

14.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 7,827 of 53,610 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Stratford is 3.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary4,023 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)3Official
Unemployment rate3.3 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024api.bls.gov8Official

What does a salary buy in Stratford?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Stratford median gross pay: €4,023 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,508of €3,134 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
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  • Left over
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Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,134
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,545
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,508
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Stratford. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Stratford. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

The crime rate was 2,052.1 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

Recorded crime across major citiesStratford highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Stratford highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Stratford2,052
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,052 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting12Official
Recorded violent crimes26 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Mobility and administration

Stratford's nearest airport was HVN, 22 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights18Official
Distance to the nearest major airport22 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)HVN3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Stratford. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Stratford.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −0.3°C in January and 24.3°C in July. Stratford's monthly precipitation totalled 80.8 mm in January and 84.3 mm in July. For Stratford, average peak PM2.5 was 17.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Stratford is 6.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.23 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)20Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.6 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 8.6 · Apr 14.6 · May 20.2 · Jun 25.4 · Jul 28.6 · Aug 27.7 · Sep 24.1 · Oct 18 · Nov 12 · Dec 6.6 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -4.2 · Feb -3.5 · Mar 0.1 · Apr 5.4 · May 10.9 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 20 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 9.1 · Nov 3.6 · Dec -1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.3 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 10 · May 15.6 · Jun 20.9 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 13.5 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 2.8 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 80.8 · Feb 79.2 · Mar 103.9 · Apr 105.6 · May 90.8 · Jun 95.7 · Jul 84.3 · Aug 101.1 · Sep 100.6 · Oct 97.5 · Nov 79.1 · Dec 101.2 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)13Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading17.7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)20Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean6.54 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)20Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation1,120 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)14Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature28.6 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)15Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature11.9 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)16Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature-4.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)17Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Queens ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share14.83 %31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Foreign residents7,827 people31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Population53,610 people1 Jul 2024Census PEP Vintage 2024 Sub-county Population Estimates (sub-est2024.csv), estimates as of 1 July 20249Official
Population covered by crime statistics53,961 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Alternatives for people set on Stratford

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Fairfield as a Stratford alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,434 Fairfield vs 2,052 Stratford−30%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,708 (2024) Fairfield vs €4,023 (2020) Stratfordno percentage
  • Unemployment: 2.6% Fairfield vs 3.3% Stratford−21%
  • Foreign residents: 12.6% Fairfield vs 14.8% Stratford−15%
  • Residents: 65,300 Fairfield vs 53,610 Stratford+22%
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.2 µg/m³ Fairfield vs 6.2 µg/m³ Stratfordsame level
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Cities near Stratford

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Bridgeport 5.6 km away
Salary
2,853 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Milford 7.6 km away
Rent
1,739 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,256 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Trumbull 8.9 km away
Rent
2,131 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Fairfield 11.7 km away
Rent
2,019 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,708 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Orange 13.9 km away
Rent
2,007 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,994 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Easton 16.7 km away
Rent
2,961 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,374 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Stratford, nearest in population first.

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Elyria53,634 residentsGalveston53,636 residentsEverett53,572 residentsLebanon53,412 residentsPensacola53,817 residentsMilford53,396 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Stratford?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 %. Source: api.bls.gov.

Is the air quality good in Stratford?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.23 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How safe is Stratford?

Police recorded 2,052 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Stratford?

The published population is 53,610 people. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2024 Sub-county Population Estimates (sub-est2024.csv), estimates as of 1 July 2024.

How many foreign residents live in Stratford?

7,827 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

Is Stratford a good place to live?

Stratford may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Stratford?

Bridgeport, Milford, Trumbull, Fairfield, Shelton are near Stratford. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Stratford (Connecticut), United States: population, rent},
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