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Wallingford vs Killingly vs Ansonia vs Shelton
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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Killingly has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Shelton has the most expensive homes ($453k 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 | Killingly | Ansonia | Shelton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 44,362Highest |
17,867Lowest |
19,033 |
41,889 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+3.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 42.6±1.8 4% above CT |
39.5±3Lowest 4% below CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
44.5±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
| Shelton 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% |
19.8%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±1.7 CT: 20.2% |
| Killingly and Shelton 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% |
19.7%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.4%±1.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Shelton 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% CT: 42.5% |
22.9% CT: 42.5% |
21.9%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
41.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1 CT: 7.1% |
5.4%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±1 CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $104,773±$5k 9% above CT |
$84,350±$8kLowest 12% below CT |
$85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
$108,185±$11kHighest 13% above CT |
| Shelton and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$8k 4% below CT |
$288,600±$15k 21% below CT |
$287,200±$14kLowest 22% below CT |
$452,600±$13kHighest 23% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,374±$84 8% below CT |
$1,044±$141Lowest 30% below CT |
$1,476±$121 about the CT average |
$1,741±$216Highest 17% above CT |
| Shelton and Ansonia 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 |
$3,922Lowest 41% below CT |
$5,446 18% below CT |
$5,409 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±8.9 CT: 52.6% |
42.8%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
53.8%±9.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Shelton 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% |
11.4%Highest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
6.6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8% CT: 66.5% |
71.6% CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
76.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1968 1 yr newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below CT |
28 min 5% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±2 CT: 16% |
11.1%±2.3 CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
13.9%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
| Shelton 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 | #136 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT | #71 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Wallingford School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Shelton School District |
| High school in town | Lyman Hall High School | Killingly High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Shelton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
11.1 |
12.2 |
14.3Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.