Botsford vs Stratford Downtown

A side-by-side comparison of Botsford and Stratford Downtown: population, income, housing, and more.

Botsford and Stratford Downtown are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stratford Downtown has the higher population (1,758 vs 702 in Botsford). Botsford has the higher median household income ($205,469 vs $73,875 in Stratford Downtown). Botsford has the higher median home value ($525,000 vs $291,300 in Stratford Downtown).

Population, income & housing

	Botsford	Stratford Downtown
Population	702	1,758
Median age	41.2 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$205,469	$73,875
Median home value	$525,000	$291,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,245
Housing units	171	775
Homeownership rate	100.0%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.3%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Botsford	Stratford Downtown
Population	540 → 702 (+30.0%)	1,484 → 1,758 (+18.5%)
Median household income	$104,719 → $205,469 (+96.2%)	$67,833 → $73,875 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$402,100 → $525,000 (+30.6%)	$229,400 → $291,300 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,141 → $1,245 (+9.1%)

Botsford

Population

540702

Median household income

$104,719$205,469

Median home value

$402,100$525,000

Stratford Downtown

Population

1,4841,758

Median household income

$67,833$73,875

Median home value

$229,400$291,300

Median gross rent

$1,141$1,245

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Botsford	Stratford Downtown
Under 5	4.8%	1.3%
5 to 17	19.9%	12.5%
18 to 24	13.1%	3.6%
25 to 34	7.5%	14.7%
35 to 44	8.1%	18.0%
45 to 54	3.4%	8.0%
55 to 64	33.5%	18.5%
65 to 74	6.4%	12.1%
75 and over	3.1%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Botsford	Stratford Downtown
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	70.3%
Black or African American	5.1%	16.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	17.7%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Botsford	Stratford Downtown
No high school diploma	5.0%	12.2%
High school graduate	33.9%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	11.7%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	27.3%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Botsford	Stratford Downtown
Drove alone	60.6%	76.7%
Carpooled	3.3%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	6.5%
Walked	0.0%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.1%	7.5%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Botsford	Stratford Downtown
1-unit, detached	100.0%	53.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	28.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Botsford	Stratford Downtown
Poverty rate	0.0%	8.9%
Average household size	4.11	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1987	1958