Compare towns
Wallingford Center vs Naugatuck vs Vernon
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 most expensive homes ($319k median).
Naugatuck has the most kids (19.9% under 18).
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% 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 | Wallingford Center | Naugatuck | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,208Lowest |
31,800Highest |
30,577 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Highest CT: +0.9% |
-1.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 39.6±4.4 4% below CT |
39.8±2.4Highest 3% below CT |
39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
| Naugatuck and Wallingford Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
19.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Naugatuck and Wallingford Center 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% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Wallingford Center and Vernon 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% |
32.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
38%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,959±$8k 6% below CT |
$96,324±$9kHighest about the CT average |
$85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT |
| Naugatuck and Wallingford Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $319,200±$11kHighest 13% below CT |
$259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
$275,500±$11k 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,336±$102Lowest 10% below CT |
$1,369±$58 8% below CT |
$1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT |
| Vernon and Naugatuck 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 |
$6,362Highest 4% below CT |
$5,804 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±11.4 CT: 52.6% |
42.2%±9.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Naugatuck 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% |
6.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.4% CT: 66.5% |
67.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below CT |
33 minHighest 26% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 12.9%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
15%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
| Naugatuck and Vernon 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 | — | #116 of 149 in CT | #107 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Naugatuck School District | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | — | Naugatuck High School | Rockville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.2Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.