What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wallingford has the most expensive homes ($353k median).

Enfield has the most affordable homes ($253k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Wallingford	Enfield
People
Population	44,362Highest	41,090Lowest
Median age	42.6±1.8Highest 4% above CT	40.7±1.9Lowest about the CT average
	Wallingford and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.8%±1.9Lowest CT: 20.2%	18.9%±1.7Highest CT: 20.2%
	Enfield and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.2%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5%	18%±1.2Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.4%Highest CT: 42.5%	31.8%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6%±1Highest CT: 7.1%	4.3%±0.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Wallingford and Enfield 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	$90,404±$5kLowest 6% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$353,100±$8kHighest 4% below CT	$252,900±$7kLowest 31% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,374±$84Lowest 8% below CT	$1,574±$83Highest 6% above CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,963Highest 10% below CT	$5,360Lowest 19% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.9%±8.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	46.7%±6.7Highest CT: 52.6%
	Enfield and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.4%Lowest CT: 10%	8.3%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	72.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	75.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT	1963Lowest 4 yrs older than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 8% below CT	24 minLowest 11% below CT
Work from home	13.3%±2Lowest CT: 16%	14.5%±2.5Highest CT: 16%
	Enfield 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	#123 of 149 in CT
School district	Wallingford School District	Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District
High school in town	Lyman Hall High School	Enfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.5Lowest	13.5Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.