Wallingford Center, CT vs New Haven, CT

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

MetricWallingford Center, CTNew Haven, CT
Population18,208134,349
Median Household Income$89,959$56,851
Median Rent$1,336/mo$1,488/mo
Median Home Value$319,200$287,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income38.3%53.4%
Poverty Rate7.1%23.9%
Unemployment Rate—4.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*399
Property Crime Rate /100k—*3,116
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr245245
Summer Highs82°F80°F
Winter Lows21°F25°F
Snowfall47 in/yr34 in/yr
Avg Commute24.6 min21.5 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher10.913.2
College Degree Rate35.8%38.9%
Foreign-Born %15.7%18%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.4%+3.6%

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.