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North Haven vs Brooklyn vs Wallingford Center
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Haven has the highest household income ($133k).
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Wallingford Center has the most renters (39.6% rent).
What matters to you?
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.
| Measure | North Haven | Brooklyn | Wallingford Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,336Highest |
8,517Lowest |
18,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +0.4% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 45.7±1.3Highest 11% above CT |
45.6±2.5 11% above CT |
39.6±4.4Lowest 4% below CT |
| North Haven and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
17.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| North Haven and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.4%±3 CT: 18.5% |
| North Haven and Wallingford Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
35.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7 CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±1.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Wallingford Center and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,689±$7kHighest 39% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$89,959±$8kLowest 6% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $393,200±$15kHighest 7% above CT |
$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT |
$319,200±$11k 13% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,720±$127Highest 16% above CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,336±$102 10% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,964Highest 5% above CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,264 21% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±10Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40.8%±11.4 CT: 52.6% |
| North Haven and Wallingford Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
60.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
25 min 7% below CT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
12.9%±2.5 CT: 16% |
| North Haven and Wallingford Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #84 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Area Cooperative Educational Services · North Haven School District | Brooklyn School District | — |
| High school in town | North Haven High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0 |
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CT 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.