Wallingford Center, CT vs Middletown, CT

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

MetricWallingford Center, CTMiddletown, CT
Population18,20847,958
Median Household Income$89,959$79,438
Median Rent$1,336/mo$1,446/mo
Median Home Value$319,200$295,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)105103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income38.3%45.6%
Poverty Rate7.1%12%
Unemployment Rate—3.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*67
Property Crime Rate /100k—*959
Median AQI4342
Good AQI Days /yr245—
Summer Highs82°F82°F
Winter Lows21°F21°F
Snowfall47 in/yr39 in/yr
Avg Commute24.6 min23.3 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher10.912.3
College Degree Rate35.8%40.2%
Foreign-Born %15.7%13.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.4%+1.5%

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.