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Trumbull Center vs Long Hill 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).
Long Hill has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Trumbull has the most expensive homes ($547k median).
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 | Long Hill | Trumbull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,264 |
8,681Lowest |
37,281Highest |
| Median age | 40.8±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
41.1±3.4 about the CT average |
41.7±1.3Highest about the CT average |
| Trumbull and Long Hill 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% |
26.1%±5.1Lowest 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%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
18%±2.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Trumbull Center and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
56.1% CT: 42.5% |
60.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.1%±0.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Long Hill 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±$11kLowest 29% above CT |
$178,456±$32kHighest 86% above CT |
$163,073±$11k 70% above CT |
| Long Hill and Trumbull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $486,000±$25kLowest 32% above CT |
$487,800±$25k 33% above CT |
$547,300±$21kHighest 49% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,307±$206Highest 55% above CT |
$1,952±$1kLowest 31% 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 | $9,248Lowest 39% above CT |
$9,574 44% above CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±22.6 CT: 52.6% |
64.2%±28.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±11.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Long Hill and Trumbull Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest CT: 10% |
3.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
92.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
89.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 2 yrs older than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
1965Highest 2 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above CT |
28 minLowest 5% above CT |
33 minHighest 25% above CT |
| Work from home | 16%±4.1Lowest CT: 16% |
24.3%±6.2Highest CT: 16% |
22.5%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Long Hill and Trumbull 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 | — | — | #26 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | — | Trumbull School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Trumbull High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.5 |
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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.