Compare towns
Wallingford vs Willimantic vs Newington
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).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
Newington has the most people working from home (14.4%).
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 | Willimantic | Newington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,362Highest |
18,096Lowest |
30,896 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 42.6±1.8 4% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
45.3±1.7Highest 10% above CT |
| Newington 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%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.3%±1.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic 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% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21.2%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.1 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,773±$5kHighest 9% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$102,884±$6k 7% above CT |
| Wallingford and Newington 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 |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$310,400±$9k 15% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,374±$84 8% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,524±$107Highest about the CT average |
| Newington and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,963 10% below CT |
$4,678Lowest 30% below CT |
$6,321Highest 5% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±8.9 CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.9%±2.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Willimantic 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% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
6.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
78.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 8% below CT |
23 min 12% below CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±2 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
14.4%±2.3Highest CT: 16% |
| Newington 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 | — | #87 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Wallingford School District | — | Newington School District |
| High school in town | Lyman Hall High School | — | Newington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
— | 13.9Highest |
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| 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.