What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wallingford has the most renters (27.2% rent).

Southington has the most people working from home (17.3%).

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	Southington
People
Population	44,362Highest	43,803Lowest
Median age	42.6±1.8Lowest 4% above CT	45±1.4Highest 9% above CT
	Southington and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.8%±1.9Highest CT: 20.2%	18.7%±1.4Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Wallingford and Southington 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%	21%±1.6Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Wallingford and Southington 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%	43.4%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6%±1Lowest CT: 7.1%	6.3%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1%
	Southington 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±$5kLowest 9% above CT	$124,309±$9kHighest 30% above CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$353,100±$8kLowest 4% below CT	$373,800±$10kHighest about the CT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,374±$84Lowest 8% below CT	$1,472±$77Highest about the CT average
	Southington and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,963Lowest 10% below CT	$6,206Highest 7% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.9%±8.9Lowest CT: 52.6%	43.9%±8.6Highest CT: 52.6%
	Southington and Wallingford 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%	4.9%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	72.8%Lowest CT: 66.5%	81.1%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 5 yrs newer than CT	1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest 8% below CT	24 minLowest 9% below CT
Work from home	13.3%±2Lowest CT: 16%	17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16%
	Southington 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	#51 of 149 in CT
School district	Wallingford School District	Southington School District
High school in town	Lyman Hall High School	Southington High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.5Lowest	12.8Highest
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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.