What stands out worked out from the figures below

Southington has the most people working from home (17.3%).

Wallingford has the most renters (27.2% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Southington	Wallingford
People
Population	43,803Lowest	44,362Highest
Median age	45±1.4Highest 9% above CT	42.6±1.8Lowest 4% above CT
	Southington and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.7%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.8%±1.9Highest CT: 20.2%
	Wallingford and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21%±1.6Lowest CT: 18.5%	21.2%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5%
	Wallingford and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.4%Highest CT: 42.5%	40.4%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.3%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%	6%±1Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Southington and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$124,309±$9kHighest 30% above CT	$104,773±$5kLowest 9% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$373,800±$10kHighest about the CT average	$353,100±$8kLowest 4% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,472±$77Highest about the CT average	$1,374±$84Lowest 8% below CT
	Southington and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,206Highest 7% below CT	$5,963Lowest 10% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	43.9%±8.6Highest CT: 52.6%	42.9%±8.9Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Southington and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.9%Lowest CT: 10%	5.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.1%Highest CT: 66.5%	72.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT	1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 9% below CT	24 minHighest 8% below CT
Work from home	17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16%	13.3%±2Lowest CT: 16%
	Southington and Wallingford 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	#51 of 149 in CT	#108 of 149 in CT
School district	Southington School District	Wallingford School District
High school in town	Southington High School	Lyman Hall High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.8Highest	10.5Lowest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

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.