Wallingford Center, CT vs East Haven, CT

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

MetricWallingford Center, CTEast Haven, CT
Population18,20827,806
Median Household Income$89,959$94,628
Median Rent$1,336/mo$1,528/mo
Median Home Value$319,200$294,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income38.3%54.9%
Poverty Rate7.1%7.2%
Unemployment Rate—4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*86
Property Crime Rate /100k—*1,726
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr245245
Summer Highs82°F80°F
Winter Lows21°F25°F
Snowfall47 in/yr34 in/yr
Avg Commute24.6 min24.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher10.911.8
College Degree Rate35.8%25.8%
Foreign-Born %15.7%12.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.4%-3.5%

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.