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Wallingford Center vs Ansonia vs Wallingford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wallingford Center has the youngest population (median age 39.6).
Ansonia has the most affordable homes ($287k median).
Wallingford has the most homeowners (72.8%).
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 | Wallingford Center | Ansonia | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,208Lowest |
19,033 |
44,362Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Highest CT: +0.9% |
-1.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 39.6±4.4Lowest 4% below CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
42.6±1.8Highest 4% above CT |
| Wallingford and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
18.8%±1.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Wallingford and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.2%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Wallingford Center and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.8% CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
6%±1 CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,959±$8k 6% below CT |
$85,877±$10kLowest 10% below CT |
$104,773±$5kHighest 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $319,200±$11k 13% below CT |
$287,200±$14kLowest 22% below CT |
$353,100±$8kHighest 4% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,336±$102Lowest 10% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,374±$84 8% below CT |
| Ansonia and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,264Lowest 21% below CT |
$5,446 18% below CT |
$5,963Highest 10% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±11.4 CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±8.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Wallingford and Wallingford Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% CT: 10% |
9.4%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.4% CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
72.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 7 yrs older than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
24 minLowest 8% below CT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±2.5 CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
13.3%±2Highest CT: 16% |
| Wallingford 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 | — | #142 of 149 in CT | #108 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Wallingford School District |
| High school in town | — | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Lyman Hall High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Highest |
10.5Lowest |
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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.