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Wallingford vs Durham vs North Haven
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 renters (27.2% rent).
Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
North Haven has the most kids (21.5% under 18).
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 | Durham | North Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,362Highest |
7,208Lowest |
24,336 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +0.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 42.6±1.8Lowest 4% above CT |
45.5±2.8 11% above CT |
45.7±1.3Highest 11% above CT |
| North Haven and Durham 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% |
16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.5%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| North Haven 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% |
17.4%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
22.3%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| North Haven 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%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
46.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.5%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Wallingford and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,773±$5kLowest 9% above CT |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$132,689±$7k 39% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$8kLowest 4% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$393,200±$15k 7% above CT |
| Durham and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,374±$84 8% below CT |
$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,720±$127Highest 16% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,963Lowest 10% below CT |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$6,964 5% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±8.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4 CT: 52.6% |
45.2%±10Highest CT: 52.6% |
| North Haven and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.3% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 8% below CT |
23 min 13% below CT |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
14.9%±2.8 CT: 16% |
| Durham and North Haven 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 | #88 of 149 in CT | #84 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Wallingford School District | Regional School District 13 | — |
| High school in town | Lyman Hall High School | Coginchaug Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.