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Chapman vs Wallingford vs New Vineyard

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
Wallingford has the most expensive homes ($262k median).
New Vineyard has the most people working from home (16.7%).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureChapmanWallingfordNew Vineyard
People
Population
388Lowest
2,286Highest
607
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.7±11.4Lowest
17% above U.S.
45.9±10.8
18% above U.S.
47.5±9.5Highest
22% above U.S.
New Vineyard and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.7%±5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
24.5%±6.3
U.S.: 22%
Chapman and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.9%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27%±3.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Chapman and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
30.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
20%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.5%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.8%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Chapman and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,125±$17kHighest
15% above U.S.
$80,230±$15k
about the U.S. average
$61,806±$19kLowest
23% below U.S.
Chapman and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22kLowest
44% below U.S.
$261,900±$44kHighest
21% below U.S.
$190,000±$76k
43% below U.S.
Wallingford and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$891±$95Lowest
37% below U.S.
$925±$490Highest
35% below U.S.
New Vineyard and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Lowest
41% below U.S.
$4,355Highest
40% above U.S.
$2,136
32% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
14.3%±13.5
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line
6.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7%
U.S.: 12.5%
22.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1987Highest
7 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
25 min
6% below U.S.
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.1%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
16.7%±8.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
New Vineyard and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Mill River Unified Union School District #52 —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.