Wallingford Center, CT vs Waterbury, CT

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

MetricWallingford Center, CTWaterbury, CT
Population18,208114,869
Median Household Income$89,959$51,886
Median Rent$1,336/mo$1,225/mo
Median Home Value$319,200$208,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)105100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income38.3%53.8%
Poverty Rate7.1%24.7%
Unemployment Rate—6.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*295
Property Crime Rate /100k—*2,354
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr245245
Summer Highs82°F82°F
Winter Lows21°F21°F
Snowfall47 in/yr47 in/yr
Avg Commute24.6 min28 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—2.5 / 5
Students per Teacher10.913.5
College Degree Rate35.8%17.3%
Foreign-Born %15.7%20.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.4%+1.2%

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.