Naugatuck, CT vs Wallingford Center, CT

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

MetricNaugatuck, CTWallingford Center, CT
Population31,80018,208
Median Household Income$96,324$89,959
Median Rent$1,369/mo$1,336/mo
Median Home Value$259,100$319,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)100105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income38.8%38.3%
Poverty Rate6.3%7.1%
Unemployment Rate4.4%—
Violent Crime Rate /100k56—*
Property Crime Rate /100k899—*
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr245245
Summer Highs83°F82°F
Winter Lows23°F21°F
Snowfall47 in/yr47 in/yr
Avg Commute33.3 min24.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1410.9
College Degree Rate32.2%35.8%
Foreign-Born %17.3%15.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.0%-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.