Wallingford Center, CT vs Naugatuck, CT

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

MetricWallingford Center, CTNaugatuck, CT
Population18,20831,800
Median Household Income$89,959$96,324
Median Rent$1,336/mo$1,369/mo
Median Home Value$319,200$259,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)105100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income38.3%38.8%
Poverty Rate7.1%6.3%
Unemployment Rate—4.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*56
Property Crime Rate /100k—*899
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr245245
Summer Highs82°F83°F
Winter Lows21°F23°F
Snowfall47 in/yr47 in/yr
Avg Commute24.6 min33.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher10.914
College Degree Rate35.8%32.2%
Foreign-Born %15.7%17.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.4%+2.0%

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.