THE STAFFORD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lower Worcester Plateau/Eastern Connecticut Upland setting.
Stafford town has 58 square miles of land in Capitol Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Lower Worcester Plateau/Eastern Connecticut Upland, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Stafford and Capitol Planning Region
Stafford is associated with Capitol Planning Region in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Stafford by land and water
The Census records 0.72 square miles of water within Stafford, or 1.2% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 1.8% recorded for Capitol Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Stafford town has 9.1 times the land area of nearby Stafford Springs CDP (6.38 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

