Compare towns
Wallingford vs Brooklyn vs Wallingford Center
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wallingford has the most expensive homes ($353k median).
Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).
Wallingford Center has the most renters (39.6% 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 | Brooklyn | Wallingford Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,362Highest |
8,517Lowest |
18,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +0.4% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 42.6±1.8 4% above CT |
45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
39.6±4.4Lowest 4% below CT |
| Brooklyn and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±1.9 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Brooklyn and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±1.7 CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.4%±3Highest 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+ | 40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
35.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.7%±1.5 CT: 7.1% |
| Wallingford and Wallingford Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,773±$5kHighest 9% above CT |
$96,207±$15k about the CT average |
$89,959±$8kLowest 6% below CT |
| Wallingford and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$8kHighest 4% below CT |
$315,200±$28kLowest 14% below CT |
$319,200±$11k 13% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,374±$84Highest 8% below CT |
$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,336±$102 10% below CT |
| Wallingford and Wallingford Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,963Highest 10% below CT |
$4,538Lowest 32% below CT |
$5,264 21% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±8.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40.8%±11.4 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 | 5.4% CT: 10% |
2.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.1%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8% CT: 66.5% |
81.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
60.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
25 min 7% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±2Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16% |
12.9%±2.5 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 | #108 of 149 in CT | #113 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Wallingford School District | Brooklyn School District | — |
| High school in town | Lyman Hall High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5 |
— | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.