Middletown, CT vs Wallingford Center, CT

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricMiddletown, CTWallingford Center, CT
Population47,95818,208
Median Household Income$79,438$89,959
Median Rent$1,446/mo$1,336/mo
Median Home Value$295,300$319,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)103105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income45.6%38.3%
Poverty Rate12%7.1%
Unemployment Rate3.8%—
Violent Crime Rate /100k67—*
Property Crime Rate /100k959—*
Median AQI4243
Good AQI Days /yr—245
Summer Highs82°F82°F
Winter Lows21°F21°F
Snowfall39 in/yr47 in/yr
Avg Commute23.3 min24.6 min
Hospitals3—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher12.310.9
College Degree Rate40.2%35.8%
Foreign-Born %13.5%15.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.5%-1.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Wallingford Center (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.