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Wallingford Center vs Wallingford vs Naugatuck
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 renters (39.6% rent).
Wallingford has the most expensive homes ($353k median).
Naugatuck has the most affordable homes ($259k 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 | Wallingford Center | Wallingford | Naugatuck |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,208Lowest |
44,362Highest |
31,800 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— | -1.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39.6±4.4Lowest 4% below CT |
42.6±1.8Highest 4% above CT |
39.8±2.4 3% below CT |
| Wallingford and Naugatuck 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% |
18.8%±1.9 CT: 20.2% |
19.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Naugatuck and Wallingford 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% |
21.2%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±2Lowest 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% |
40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
32.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6%±1 CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Naugatuck 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±$8kLowest 6% below CT |
$104,773±$5kHighest 9% above CT |
$96,324±$9k about the CT average |
| Wallingford and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $319,200±$11k 13% below CT |
$353,100±$8kHighest 4% below CT |
$259,100±$13kLowest 29% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,336±$102Lowest 10% below CT |
$1,374±$84Highest 8% below CT |
$1,369±$58 8% below CT |
| Wallingford 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 |
$5,963 10% below CT |
$6,362Highest 4% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±11.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±8.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
42.2%±9.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Wallingford and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Highest CT: 10% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
72.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below CT |
24 minLowest 8% below CT |
33 minHighest 26% above CT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±2.5Lowest CT: 16% |
13.3%±2 CT: 16% |
15%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
| Naugatuck 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 | — | #108 of 149 in CT | #116 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Wallingford School District | Naugatuck School District |
| High school in town | — | Lyman Hall High School | Naugatuck High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5Lowest |
15.2Highest |
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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.