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Trumbull Center vs Cromwell vs Trumbull
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Trumbull Center has the most renters (20.6% rent).
Cromwell has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
Trumbull has the highest household income ($163k).
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 | Trumbull Center | Cromwell | Trumbull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,264Lowest |
14,334 |
37,281Highest |
| Median age | 40.8±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
43.5±2.5Highest 6% above CT |
41.7±1.3 about the CT average |
| Cromwell and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.5%±4.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±3.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
26.9%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Trumbull Center and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
22%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Cromwell and Trumbull Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3% CT: 42.5% |
49.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
60.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.1%±0.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Cromwell and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,708±$11k 29% above CT |
$110,596±$10kLowest 15% above CT |
$163,073±$11kHighest 70% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $486,000±$25k 32% above CT |
$325,200±$22kLowest 11% below CT |
$547,300±$21kHighest 49% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,307±$206Highest 55% above CT |
$1,628±$154Lowest 9% above CT |
$2,266±$255 52% above CT |
| Trumbull Center and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,248 39% above CT |
$6,137Lowest 8% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±22.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
61%±11.9 CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Trumbull Center and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest CT: 10% |
5.9% CT: 10% |
5.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
89.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 2 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1965Lowest 2 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above CT |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
33 minHighest 25% above CT |
| Work from home | 16%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±4 CT: 16% |
22.5%±3.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Trumbull and Cromwell 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 | — | #69 of 149 in CT | #26 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Cromwell School District | Trumbull School District |
| High school in town | — | Cromwell High School | Trumbull High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
14.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.